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At 3:00 PM a man 5 ft tall casts a shadow 19.5 ft long. At the same time, a tree nearby casts a shadow 93.6 ft long. How tall is the tree?
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At 3:00 PM a man 5 ft tall casts a shadow 19.5 ft long. At the same time, a tree nearby casts a shadow 93.6 ft long. How tall is the tree?

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79.1

19.5 minus 5 equals 14.5 so the shadow is 14.5 more then the actual thing.
subtract 14.5 from 93.6 and you get 79.1


Tbh im not sure how a tree can be 79.1 feet tall but thats what i got from the question. Math class does that sometimes lol.
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