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A house that is 30 feet tall casts a shadow that is 50 feet long. A nearby tree casts a shadow that is 75 feet long. HOW LONG IS THE TREE?

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Answer:

the tree would be 45 feet tall

Explanation:

so the house is 30 feet and 50 feet shadow, if you divide by 2 you can see that every 15 feet gives a 25 foot shadow, since 75-50 is 25 so in turn if the tree is 45 feet tall, it will make 75 foot shadow

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