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A man with a height of 5ft casts a shadow of 2ft. What will be the height of a tree that casts a shadow of 40ft at the same time?

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Answer:

100 ft.

Explanation:

Let x = height of tree

height/height = shadow length/shadow length

5/x = 2/40

2x = 200

x = 100 ft.

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19

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