Question

A boy who is 5 feet tall casts a shadow that is 8 feet long. The tree next to him casts a shadow that is 14 feet long. How y’all is the tree

Answer 1

The tree is 8.75 ft tall

Explanation:

You want to take the proportion of height-to-shadow. We can do this by cross multiplying. Our equation will be 5/8 * x/14. 5(14)=8(x). 70=8x. 70/8=x. 8.75/x.