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7. Elijah is 5'9" tall and casts a 4-foot shadow. He is standing near a tree that casts a 24-foot shadow. How tall is the tree? A. 30.2 feet B. 32.8 feet C. 34.5 feet D. 36.1 feet
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7. Elijah is 5'9" tall and casts a 4-foot shadow.

He is standing near a tree that casts a
24-foot shadow. How tall is the tree?
A. 30.2 feet
B. 32.8 feet
C. 34.5 feet
D. 36.1 feet

User MarvinVK
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C). 34.5 feet
If the shadow of the tree is 6 times the shadow of Elijah. Then The tree is 6 times the die of Elijah We can consider similar triangles
5ft x 6 = 30 ft
9 inches x 6 = 54 inches. = 4.5 feet
30 +4.5 = 34.5
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