MM-INDIRECT MEASUREMENTS

• 20

• 30

• 25

• 23

A tree is 12 feet tall and casts a shadow 9 feet long. A building nearby casts a shadow that measures 24 feet. How tall is the building? (Draw a picture, set up a proportion)

• 24 feet
• 21 feet
• 27 feet
• 32 feet

Find the height of the tree.

• 8 ft
• 12 ft
• 13 ft
• 15 ft

• 205
• 105
• 230
• 135

• 15
• 13
• 11
• 17

To find the height of a very tall pine tree, you place a mirror on the ground and stand where you can see the top of the pine tree.  How tall is the tree?

• 144 feet
• 72 feet
• 36 feet

• 5
• 10
• 12
• 15

• 28.8 feet

• 500 feet

• 45 feet

• 0.002 feet

Gwen scans a photo that is 4 in. wide by 6 in. tall into her computer. If she scales the height down to 5 in., how wide should the similar photo be?

• 3 in
• 3.3 in.
• 4 in
• 1 in

The Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan hosts a theater with one of the world’s largest screens, which is 60 ft x 84 ft. If a classroom projection screen were changed to be in direct proportion with the screen at the Henry Ford Museum, the dimensions would be 5 ft x _____ ft. 

• 12 
• 3.6
• 29
• 7