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A man that is 6 ft tall casts a shadow that is 4 ft long . He is standing next to a tree that is casting a shadow that is 12 ft long . How tall is the tree.

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Answer:

The tree is 18ft tall

Explanation:

Shadow = Real

4ft = 6ft(man)

1ft = 1.5ft

Let tree = yft

12 = y

y = 12 × 1.5

= 18ft

(Correct me if i am wrong)

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