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Allen wanted to find the height of a tree in his yard. He knew that the fence surrounding his yard was 4 feet

high. At 3 pm the shadow of the fence was 2.5 feet long. The shadow of the tree was 11.3 feet long. What
was the height of the tree?

User Yhenon
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The height of the tree should be 18.08 feet.
Hope this helps
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