A6 foot tall man is standing 8 feet from the base of a lamppost, as shown in the diagram. if the light from the lamppost casts a 4 foot shadow of the man, what is the height in feet of the lamppost?

a. 18
b. 14
c. 12
d. 9

The answer to your question is letter A. 18 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Data

Man height = 6 ft

distance from the lamppost to the man = 8 ft

shadow = 4 ft

height of the lamppost = x

Process

1.- Use proportions to use this problem

2.- Solve for x

3.- Simplifying and result

                     x = 18 ft

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