186k views
1 vote
Quincy is trying to estimate the height of a tree in his backyard. He measures the tree’s shadow as 12 ft. He stands near the tree and measures his own shadow as 3 ft. Quincy knows that he is about 5 ft tall. He estimates the height of the tree by following these steps:

1 Answer

5 votes
5:3
x:12
x=20
The height of the tree should be 20 feet
User SuperUntitled
by
6.2k points