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Dixon and his little sister Ariadne stand next to each other on the playground on a sunny afternoon. Their mother measures their shadows. Dixon's shadow is 18 feet long and Ariadne's shadow is 15 feet long. If Dixon is 6 feet tall, how tall is Ariadne?
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Dixon and his little sister Ariadne stand next to each other on the playground on a sunny afternoon Their mother measures their shadows Dixons shadow is 18 feet class=

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towserguy

Answer:

ariadne is 5 feet tall

Step-by-step explanation:

dixon is 6 feet tall 3 x 6 is 18

3 x 5 = 15

therefore  Ariadne is 5 feet tall

gmany

Answer:

5 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Look at the picture.

We have two similar triangles.

The corresponding sides are in proportion.

Therefore we have the equation:

[tex]\dfrac{x}{6}=\dfrac{15}{18}[/tex]            cross multiply

[tex]18x=(6)(15)[/tex]

[tex]18x=90[/tex]          divide both sides by 18

[tex]x=5[/tex]

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