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A tree Casts a 9 foot shadow at the same time that a person 6 foot tall casts a 4 foot shadow. what is the height of the tree?

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6 foot, as the 6 foot person casting a 4 foot shadow provides us with the 3:2 thing:shadow ratio
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Answer:

13.5

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