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At a certain time of day, a 5 foot tall man has a 7.5 foot shadow. if a tree is 20 feet tall, what is the length of the shadow of the tree?
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At a certain time of day, a 5 foot tall man has a 7.5 foot shadow. if a tree is 20 feet tall, what is the length of the shadow of the tree?

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The tree is 4 times as tall as the man, so we expect its shadow to be 4 times as long as the man's: 4 × 7.5 ft = 30 ft.
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