The Space Needle in Seattle, Washington, casts a shadow at the same time a near by tourist casts a shadow.

The tourist is feet tall,

Find how tall is the Space needle.

Let be a same time a near by tourist casts.

                          (Original equation)

                          (Rewrite the mixed fraction)

                                  (Multiply)

                             (Divide each side by )

                              (Cancel common terms)

Therefore, The tourist is feet tall, tall is the Space needle.

The tourist is feet tall, tall is the Space needle.