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6feet man casts a 2.7 feet shadow at the same time a tree casts a 11.4 feet shadow. how tall is the tree?
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6feet man casts a 2.7 feet shadow at the same time a tree casts a 11.4 feet shadow. how tall is the tree?
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You can set this up as a proportion.
6/2.7=x/11.4
Cross multiply.
2.7x=68.4
Divide by 2.7 to solve for x
25.3333=x
The tree is 25 and 1/3 feet tall
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