A 6ft tall man casts a shadow of 15ft, how tall is a tree next to the man if it’s shadow is 100ft?

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  • @georgehantzakos9893
    @georgehantzakos9893 8 місяців тому +8

    This was a ratio question 6' cast 15' which is shaddow is 2.5 times the length of persons height , therefore tree shadow length is 2.5 times the length of the height of the tree Therefore 100/2.5 = 40 super simple

    • @beaumoa100
      @beaumoa100 8 місяців тому

      Ok, that’s a relatively easy ratio to work out, but what if it had been 7:15 for example . You need to explain mathematically first and foremost, that part of the problem

    • @gavindeane3670
      @gavindeane3670 2 місяці тому

      ​@@beaumoa100What do you mean? Their answer is complete. What more were you expecting?

  • @alastairgreen2077
    @alastairgreen2077 8 місяців тому +6

    its, not it's. Its is possessive.

  • @seibertmccormick184
    @seibertmccormick184 8 місяців тому +8

    Every 2' casts a 5' shadow. 100/5 = 20; 20x2 is 40'. I did it in my head in about a minute.

    • @smallfeet4581
      @smallfeet4581 8 місяців тому

      And you cut out all the nattering that was rather annoying , if he said tall man once more I was stopping watching 😂 , it was a long way for a shortcut

    • @lamper2
      @lamper2 8 місяців тому +3

      Consider that not everyone knows all that you know! They come here to LEARN STEP BY STEP! Why do you want to make them feel inferior? Remember, there was a time YOU were like them!

    • @lamper2
      @lamper2 8 місяців тому

      move on to Calculus and let others make fun of YOU!@@smallfeet4581

    • @smallfeet4581
      @smallfeet4581 8 місяців тому

      ​@@lamper2 fair enough , I'm not good at maths but found this laborious in parts , just too much talk and ads which has nothing to do with the equation , if the person wants to chat about their life etc they could do it at the beginning or end and I never said anything about learners of maths , as another comment said a bit long winded

    • @robertarobertson238
      @robertarobertson238 7 місяців тому

      40'

  • @russelllomando8460
    @russelllomando8460 8 місяців тому +6

    got it 40 simple ratio 6/x = 15/100 is one way. thanks for the fun. 6/15 = x/100 is another way.

  • @luillierstephane1463
    @luillierstephane1463 8 місяців тому +8

    I think d) 40' . 1mn mental calculation.
    15÷6 = 2.5
    100 ÷ 2.5 = 40

    • @jman8629
      @jman8629 8 місяців тому +1

      Exactly. Keep it basic and simple.

    • @nrich99999
      @nrich99999 8 місяців тому +1

      I'm sorry, you sound like a nice guy, but at the already WAY over time 16:26 mark you said, 'Well, you know, I don't wanna make this video over lengthy' and then spent a further 2 mins getting to the actual answer. 🤔
      This problem was EXTREMELY simple and you could have explained the whole thing concisely to ANY audience in under 2 mins. You went on SO long that I literally watched the video sheerly out of interest to see how long you could actually stretch out such an easy problem. 🥱
      A point of note is, that you said SO much that you remind me of times that school teachers would baffle fellow students with overload/overcomplication. I'd get it, but could see clearly how the teacher was confusing others.
      If you want people to be interested in math and engage in your channel, I'd recommend NOT making 20 min videos to explain 2 min problems.
      Triangles? Proportions? Algebra? Ratio? Diagrams? 😵‍💫🤯
      My 10 year old performed this calculation in 2 mins by just making the 15 and the 100 the denominators of fractions and then the lowest CD is obviously 300.
      Multiply the numerator of the 'man's' fraction by 20 (300÷15) and the numerator of the 'tree's' fraction by 3 (300÷100).
      The man's fraction is 6/15 or 120/300.
      So, the tree's fraction must also be the same (proportional).
      Therefore, factoring back down by 3 from the 120/300 gives the tree height as the numerator = 40/100
      In other words, all he had to use was simple multiplication and basic knowledge of fractions to solve this.
      Although your presentation was good, your video was far TOO long. Anyone not good at maths would have lost interest quite quickly and possibly been even more confused than when they started.
      P.S. Good point about common sense though. A and B are clearly wrong. lol!

    • @smallfeet4581
      @smallfeet4581 8 місяців тому

      ​​@@nrich99999 LONG monotonous tone , this was the reason I fell asleep in class 😂 ,,

    • @adamsmith4813
      @adamsmith4813 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@@nrich99999unnecessarily overlong and repetitive, says the man who just wrote a 20 paragraph diatribe to tell us this!

    • @nrich99999
      @nrich99999 8 місяців тому +1

      @@adamsmith4813 To be fair Adam, I thought that myself as I was writing it. lol! Fair point! 👍

  • @tomtke7351
    @tomtke7351 8 місяців тому +1

    6 is to 15
    as x is to 100
    6 is to 15 = 2 is to 5
    100÷5=20
    20×2=40
    UTILIZING dimensions -->
    man to shadow=
    (6/15) height/shadow
    resolved
    (6/15)
    = 2/5 height-ft/shadow-ft
    = 4/10 height-ft/shadow-ft
    = 0.4 height-ft/shadow-ft
    this is the sun's position
    0.4 height-ft/shadow-ft
    given tree shadow
    = 100 shadow-ft
    solution
    100 shadow-ft
    × 0.4height-ft/shadow-ft
    = 40 height-ft.
    notice how "shadow-ft" in numerator and denominator cancel!

  • @goldeneagle3256
    @goldeneagle3256 8 місяців тому +1

    It's simple, use either methods as follow :-
    (Man's shadow) 15 : [To] (his hight) 6
    (Tree's shadow) 100 : [To] (its hight) ?
    Using the cross method, therefore;-
    15×? = 6×100
    ?=6×100÷15
    ?=600÷15
    ?=40 (Tree's hight)
    OR you can use this method;-
    Get the ratio between the man and his shadow, then use it to findout the tree's hight like so;-
    15 (shadow) : 6 (hight) = 15÷6=2.5
    Means that the man's shadow increased 2.5 times to his hight.
    Therefore, to findout the tree's hight divide its shadow by 2.5
    100÷2.5=40 (Tree's hight)
    Notice that 100 (T. shadow) ÷ 40 (T. hight) = 2.5 times as well, same proportionality as the man's shadow.
    I just have a little correction to the video's tittle, it has to be: the tree if (its) shadow 100ft NOT if (it's) shadow 100ft
    😀

  • @panlomito
    @panlomito 8 місяців тому +1

    This one is quite easy again:
    the shadow is in a ratio of 6 ft vertical to 15 ft horizontal so 6/15 = 2/5 feet vertical for every feet horizontal.
    The shadow of the tree is 100 ft so the height of the tree is 100 x 2/5 = 200 / 5 = 40 ft
    No calculator needed of course!
    So answer D.

  • @richardhole8429
    @richardhole8429 4 місяці тому

    I know the ratio - cross multiply technique, but as this multiple choice I note that 15×7= 105, a little higher than 100
    And 6×7=42, a little higher than 40
    So choose D without writing anything down. Grease through these multiple choice problems.

  • @skipbrewer8101
    @skipbrewer8101 8 місяців тому

    2.5X = 100 using equal ratios
    Then from choices
    d) 40 fits equation from head.

  • @jeffpartipilo81
    @jeffpartipilo81 8 місяців тому +5

    6 divided by 15 =.4 then x 100 =40
    Keep it simple to reduce the time, unless you’re studying to be a math teacher.

    • @marknieuweboer8099
      @marknieuweboer8099 8 місяців тому +2

      When I was studying to become a teacher math and physics I was taught to keep it simple.

    • @jman8629
      @jman8629 8 місяців тому

      Or 15÷6=2.5. 100÷2.5=40.

  • @devonwilson5776
    @devonwilson5776 7 місяців тому

    Greetings. The answer is 40ft tall. Using the properties of similar triangles, and assuming that the tree is X ft tall, we have
    15/100=6/X. Solving for X gives
    15X=600 ft, and X=600/15 ft.

  • @bone0944
    @bone0944 8 місяців тому

    I solved it by dividing 15 by 6 = 2.5 then dividing 100 by 2.5 =40. You can also divide 6 by 15= 0.4 and multiply 100 by 0.4 =40.Both ways involve a ratio that you either divide by or multiply by. Are these methods sound mathematically or can they lead to errors?

  • @josephlaura7387
    @josephlaura7387 18 днів тому

    Thank you

  • @JDMc2.0
    @JDMc2.0 8 місяців тому +6

    150% was the magic number I came up with to answer of 40'

  • @ItsNotAllRainbows_and_Unicorns
    @ItsNotAllRainbows_and_Unicorns 8 місяців тому

    Multiple ways. One way besides using tan, is knowing the angle is the same, how many times is 15 into 100, finding the ratio to multiply 6.

  • @WaltM
    @WaltM 8 місяців тому +2

    How ignorant is a person who doesn't know "it's" from "its"?

  • @Ayelmar
    @Ayelmar 8 місяців тому

    At the title card (0.07), no calculator or paper, my answer is d) 40'.
    Since the 6' man casts a 15' shadow, his shadow is 5/2 times his height.
    100' divided by 5/2 would be (100/1)/(5/2), or (100/1)*))2/5).
    (100/1)*(2/5) = 200/5) = 40.

  • @denisbelton3194
    @denisbelton3194 8 місяців тому +7

    You are as long-winded as Euclid is old, but these puzzles are fun and they show the real-world application of mathematical theory.

    • @adamsmith4813
      @adamsmith4813 8 місяців тому

      Surely you don't take all that round the houses approach in the real world. Just divide it by 2.5 as is 6/15

  • @mauriziograndi1750
    @mauriziograndi1750 Місяць тому

    6/15=0.4 is the ratios height to shadow.
    100 ft shadow to height of tree is 100 x 0.4=40 ft

  • @vintagehomemaker9338
    @vintagehomemaker9338 8 місяців тому

    D) 40.

  • @SriGanesh108
    @SriGanesh108 8 місяців тому

    I have one question:- The half of the cubic root of √64 ?

  • @vincentrobinette1507
    @vincentrobinette1507 Місяць тому

    I did it slightly different.
    15/6=2.5.
    100/2.5=40. This is an "introduction to algebra" problem.

  • @SriGanesh108
    @SriGanesh108 8 місяців тому

    I need help in this problem Q.After buying any item a person sells it at 10% loss. if now he buys it 20% Less cost and sells it at Rs 55 more then his profit is 40%. then find its cost price?

  • @slickback_was_taken
    @slickback_was_taken 8 місяців тому

    My kids will definitely find value in this!

  • @kurthueston1511
    @kurthueston1511 8 місяців тому +2

    OMG my brain just exploded because it took you 22 minutes to say since 6 is slightly less than half of 15 then the answer must be 40 since it's a multiple choice problem and 40 is slightly less than half of 100.

    • @smallfeet4581
      @smallfeet4581 8 місяців тому

      I got chastised for mentioning the time it took , I think they get more money the longer they are on lol,

  • @johnlavender242
    @johnlavender242 8 місяців тому

    6’ x 2.5 is 15’
    40’ x 2.5 is 100’
    Prolem solved

  • @mrdivit1
    @mrdivit1 8 місяців тому

    I did it different. I put 6/15 which is 2/5 to fish of 140 feet. That’s why I did it.

  • @Spudz76
    @Spudz76 8 місяців тому

    D. Because 6/15 which is 2/5 which is 4/10 or 0.4 times 100 is 40

  • @ArthurAyala-n2j
    @ArthurAyala-n2j 7 місяців тому

    6 ft tall man X tree height
    _____________ = _______________ -->cross multiply 6ft x 100ft = 15ftx --> solve for x --> 600/15 = 40 ft tall the tree is.
    15 ft shadow 100 ft shadow

  • @thomasharding1838
    @thomasharding1838 Місяць тому

    Man's shadow, 15 ft is 2.5 times as long as the man is tall, 6 ft. so the tree's shadow will be 2.5 times as long as the tree is tall, ASSUMING that both shadows were measured at the same time! 100 divided by 2.5 is 40. (100 divided by 25 (2.5 x 10) = 4, is even easier, and then multiply that by 10 for 40.)

  • @charlesstarling1091
    @charlesstarling1091 8 місяців тому

    40. 6 times 100 divided by 15 equals 40

  • @terry_willis
    @terry_willis 8 місяців тому +2

    I said d) 40' because 40 is the highest number choice given and most trees are at least or more than 40' tall. Instead of math, I used botany to solve this one. :)

    • @Ut005A
      @Ut005A 8 місяців тому

      How many 15' shadows from a 6' man, make a 100' shadow?
      100÷15×6=40
      I'm not sure how I did mine.

  • @MrMousley
    @MrMousley 8 місяців тому

    6 is to 15 as X is to 100
    6/15 = X/100
    15X = 600
    X = 40

  • @StephenRayWesley
    @StephenRayWesley 8 місяців тому +1

    48ft d40'

  • @colinmcgreevy8269
    @colinmcgreevy8269 8 місяців тому

    Shadow is 2.5 times height of man, so tree is 2.5 times smaller than its shadow.
    6ft x 2.5 = 15ft shadow
    100ft ÷ 2.5 = 40ft tree.
    😎

  • @kennethwright870
    @kennethwright870 8 місяців тому

    100/15 *6=600/15=40’

  • @greggullicksrud6397
    @greggullicksrud6397 7 місяців тому

    Now that I read the question three times, I see that the shadows are cast simultaneously.

  • @NormanFarr
    @NormanFarr Місяць тому +1

    40

  • @mrdivit1
    @mrdivit1 8 місяців тому

    Please excuse the past text that came out wrong. I took the height of a man and a shallow six15s equals 2/5 2/5 of 100 is 40 and that’s the answer. Thank you I know it’s different but that’s why I got it.

  • @quabledistocficklepo3597
    @quabledistocficklepo3597 8 місяців тому +1

    That was too easy. You guys are turning me into a conceited monster.

  • @raynewport9395
    @raynewport9395 8 місяців тому

    Ambiguous question yet again. Depends where the light is coming from, what the shadow is projected on to, whether the man is standing up or not, and more.

  • @rondeacon6288
    @rondeacon6288 8 місяців тому

    40 x2.5 = 100. 6x 2.5 = 15

  • @Rabaska8
    @Rabaska8 8 місяців тому

    Where is the light source ? How can you say that the solution is 40 if you dont know where is the light ? I suppose that you think the light is the sun. Then the solution is easy. But if the light is a street light ?

  • @paulhancock3844
    @paulhancock3844 8 місяців тому

    Jesus, how long winded was that? 100ft/15ft then times the height of the man ,job done

  • @gwm425
    @gwm425 10 днів тому

    Yes, there’s simpler ways to solve this, but he’s teaching geometry. Let’s not lose sight of that.

  • @moseslocke2084
    @moseslocke2084 7 місяців тому

    Now that I have read the question three times, I believe "it's" is a contraction for it is. "Its" is the possessive pronoun.

  • @harrisonchr
    @harrisonchr 8 місяців тому

    I just multiplied both sides by 100 to make x by itself, and then divided by 15, which gave me 40.

  • @caseytromly5706
    @caseytromly5706 8 місяців тому

    40 is what I had divded 100 by 15 then multipled 6.666x6=40

  • @jerrybfowler4407
    @jerrybfowler4407 8 місяців тому

    I divided 6 by 15 and 0.4 and multiplied that times 100 and got 40

  • @joanmackie1735
    @joanmackie1735 8 місяців тому

    40ft. While we’re in the educational sphere, why not get the English correct as well - it should be « its shadow » without an apostrophe. «It’s » can only mean « it is » or « it has ».

    • @kjellg6532
      @kjellg6532 8 місяців тому

      And what is a “prom” and the meaning of the noun a “wrong”? Where to buy one of those?

  • @sylvanusuwaya972
    @sylvanusuwaya972 8 місяців тому

    The answer is A 6.7

  • @karensanford9926
    @karensanford9926 8 місяців тому +1

    40 ft.

  • @pajm84
    @pajm84 8 місяців тому

    20mins of over complicating. For a 10second question of %.
    100/15 × 6= 40%
    15=100%
    Tree height =40% of tree shadow
    Tree height =40ft... and even i over explained it.

  • @michaeljozwiak25
    @michaeljozwiak25 8 місяців тому +1

    d). 40’.

  • @mhurst5593
    @mhurst5593 8 місяців тому

    Wow you really made this complicated.

  • @FlorenceSerre-q3p
    @FlorenceSerre-q3p 8 місяців тому

    I also did it mentally and came up with 40

  • @larrnew
    @larrnew 8 місяців тому +1

    40 ft

  • @jacquelinea.7575
    @jacquelinea.7575 8 місяців тому

    40’?

  • @josephlaura7387
    @josephlaura7387 8 місяців тому

    d)40’

  • @greggullicksrud6397
    @greggullicksrud6397 7 місяців тому

    The answer depends on whether the sun is rising or setting.

  • @mikemassey7403
    @mikemassey7403 8 місяців тому

    D 40 feet

  • @harrymatabal8448
    @harrymatabal8448 8 місяців тому

    If he is standing at the tree to block the sun then he is not casting a shadow

  • @ben147nik
    @ben147nik 8 місяців тому

    Answer is 40ft not 40 inches. 40 inches is 3feet 4 inches . So do you mean to tell me that an object casting a 100 ft shadow is shorter than the man casting a 15 ft shadow.

  • @germainevieruel-adams6507
    @germainevieruel-adams6507 8 місяців тому

    D..40'

  • @Krishna-rq6ul
    @Krishna-rq6ul 8 місяців тому

    40'

  • @kennethhulsebus7194
    @kennethhulsebus7194 7 місяців тому

    40 feet

  • @cavediver8385
    @cavediver8385 8 місяців тому +1

    Ratio: 40.

  • @MikeNel33and49
    @MikeNel33and49 8 місяців тому

    6.7

    • @MikeNel33and49
      @MikeNel33and49 8 місяців тому

      35???

    • @MikeNel33and49
      @MikeNel33and49 8 місяців тому

      6x100 and divide by 15x =40 heard answer but figured it out

  • @professional444
    @professional444 8 місяців тому

    d) 40 ft.

    • @professional444
      @professional444 8 місяців тому

      Ratio and proportion. Height/shadow equals height of tree/shadow

  • @Vinicius-go6wh
    @Vinicius-go6wh 8 місяців тому

    ft is not even a thing.

  • @bettyjohnson1237
    @bettyjohnson1237 8 місяців тому +9

    You are great but way too wordy. Lost interest but hung in there.

    • @beaumoa100
      @beaumoa100 8 місяців тому +5

      More interesting approach to this problem would be to invite responses in terms of how many ways can the correct anwer be found. I got it right but with a different approach

    • @adamsmith4813
      @adamsmith4813 8 місяців тому +1

      ​@@beaumoa100I just divided it by 2.5 as is 6/15

    • @b213videoz
      @b213videoz 5 місяців тому

      Yes, he does talk too much but believe it or not sometimes he still doesn't explain enough, on very rare occasions (< 2%)

  • @markkinnard796
    @markkinnard796 8 місяців тому +1

    This guy's English is terrible.

  • @davidsteeves6083
    @davidsteeves6083 8 місяців тому

    B

  • @mossesmadjemite2289
    @mossesmadjemite2289 5 місяців тому

    D

  • @dorretteanderson4648
    @dorretteanderson4648 4 місяці тому

    You talk too much.Get to the point! .

  • @kelly1038
    @kelly1038 8 місяців тому +1

    40

  • @eugenebeasley1094
    @eugenebeasley1094 8 місяців тому

    40 ft.

  • @butch6474
    @butch6474 8 місяців тому

    40 feet

  • @magic3tom1
    @magic3tom1 8 місяців тому

    40 ft

  • @stevenconnell3206
    @stevenconnell3206 4 місяці тому

    40

  • @nicholasbuckley4054
    @nicholasbuckley4054 8 місяців тому

    40

  • @CarolynSmith-p4f
    @CarolynSmith-p4f 8 місяців тому

    40

  • @zoubeirf6369
    @zoubeirf6369 8 місяців тому

    40

  • @paulinerichardson2986
    @paulinerichardson2986 8 місяців тому

    35

  • @samswift4921
    @samswift4921 8 місяців тому

    40 feet