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Your geometry class goes on a field trip to the zoo. If an 24-foot tall tree casts a 12-foot shadow, how tall is an adult elephant that casts a 5-foot shadow?
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Your geometry class goes on a field trip to the zoo. If an 24-foot tall tree casts a 12-foot

shadow, how tall is an adult elephant that casts a 5-foot shadow?

Your geometry class goes on a field trip to the zoo. If an 24-foot tall tree casts-example-1
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10 ft.

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the shadows are half of the actual height, so double 5 is 10

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