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An objects height varies directly with the length of its shadow. A person who is 5 feet tall casts an 8-foot shadow, how long is the shadow of a 20-foot tree

An objects height varies directly with the length of its shadow. A person who is 5 feet tall casts an 8-foot shadow, how long is the shadow of a 20-foot tree
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an objects height varies directly with the length of its shadow. A person who is 5 feet tall casts an 8-foot shadow, how long is the shadow of a 20-foot tree

User Arnab Bhagabati
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Answer:32 feet

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User Kalitsov
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You need to use ratios
5:8
20:x

5x=20
x=4

8(4)= 32

The shadow would be 32 feet long.
User Vishal Taj PM
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