Aiden is visiting the zoo on a field trip. while at the zoo, he sees a 10 foot tall adult elephant standing next to a 15 foot tall statue that is casting a 18 foot shadow. carson wants to know the length of the elephant’s shadow. show your work.

Set up a ratio:

10 foot tall elephant / X shadow length = 15 foot tall statue / 18 foot shadow.

Cross multiply:

10 * 18 = X * 15

Simplify:

180 = 15x

Divide both sides by 15:

x = 180 / 15

x = 12

The elephants shadow was 12 feet long.

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step-by-step explanation:

the given 6 = w/p is equivalent to 6p = w, where w is the total area of the walls and p is the area covered by a single can of paint.

knowing that 6 cans of paint will be needed, 6p = w becomes 6(6) = w = 36.   this tells us that the total area to be painted is 36 square units.