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Chris is standing near a tree. Chris is six feet tall and his shadow is two feet long. How tall is the tree if it's shadow is eight feet long? (I suggest you draw a diagram on your scratch paper, write
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Chris is standing near a tree. Chris is six feet tall and his shadow is two feet long.

How tall is the tree if it's shadow is eight feet long?
(I suggest you draw a diagram on your scratch paper, write a proportion, and solve.)

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Answer:

Explanation:

t/8=6/2

t=48/2

t=24 ft

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