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A tree stands 15 ft high. Its shadow is 5 ft long. A man 6 ft tall stands near the tree. What would be the length of the man's shadow to the nearest foot
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A tree stands 15 ft high. Its shadow is 5 ft long. A man 6 ft tall stands near the tree. What would be the

length of the man's shadow to the nearest foot

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Answer:

2

Explanation:

User Bug
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By my calculations, the answer I got is 2.

Explanation:

Divide 5 by 15. The answer is 0.33.

Multiply 0.33 by 6, you get 1.98. To the nearest foot, it is 2.

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