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at 3pm coretta's shadow is 1.38 meters long. her height is 1.87 meters at the same time a tree's shadow is 3.03 meters long. how tall is the tree
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at 3pm coretta's shadow is 1.38 meters long. her height is 1.87 meters at the same time a tree's shadow is 3.03 meters long. how tall is the tree

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by proportion ( let x = height of the tree):-

1.38 / 1.87 = 3.03 / x

x = 3.03 * 1.87 / 1.38 = 4.11

Height of the tree is 4.11 meters to nearest hundredth.
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