Question

when a 6-foot tall fence post castes a 10 foot shadow, a pine tree castes a 45 foot shadow how tall is the tree

Answer 1

Answer: if the 6 foot fence post castes a 10 foot shadow 6-10=4 then 45-4=41

Step-by-step explanation: sorry if its wrong

Answer 2

27 FEET TALL

Explanation:

If a 6 foot fence casts a 10 foot shadow then you need to find the ratio 6/10. (This is my method) Now you are trying to find the numerator for X/45.. you need to find what number equals .6 you can use Symbolab as a calculator I typed 6/10 = X/45 and I got 27.