A 6-foot tall man is standing in front of a school and notices his shadow measures 10 feet. At the same time, he notices the flag pole casts a shadow that measures 85 feet. How tall is the flagpole?

A. 51 ft

B. 100 ft

C. 14.7 fr

D. 127 ft

The tall of the flag pole is 51 ft answer (A)

Step-by-step explanation:

∵ The tall of the man = 6 ft

∵ The his shadow = 10 ft

∵ The shadow of the flag pole = 85 ft

∵ Tall of the man/tall of the flag = shadow of the man/shadow

of the flag

∴ 6/x = 10/85 ⇒ where x is the tall of the flag

∴ x = (6 * 85) : 10 = 510 : 10 = 51 ft

∴ The tall of the flag pole is 51 ft

The answer is A. The flagpole is 51feet.