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A 15 foot flagpole casts an 11 foot shadow. At the exact same time a 28 foot tree casts a shadow. Which proportion would correctly find the length of the tree's shadow?

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We have to set up consistent ratios to make the proportion, for example, shadow length divided by actual object height.
For the flagpole: 11/15For the tree: x/28
Equating these gives:

(11)/(15)=(x)/(28)
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