A 6​-ft vertical post casts a 14​-in shadow at the same time a nearby cell phone tower casts a 119-ft shadow. How tall is the cell phone​ tower?

Answer :

assuming ratio and poroprtion tower

actualheight/shadow=6/14
other one is ?/119
hold a second, they did a tric they did inches and feet
watch the units
119ft=119*12in=1428iin
6ft=6*12in=72in

72/14=?/1428
times both sides by 14*1428 or just cross multiply
72*1428=14?
102816=14?
divide both sides by 14
7344=?
this in inches
divide by 12
612=?
612 feet is the phone tower

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