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on a sunny day, bill wants to find the height of a tree. he walks 25 feet along the shadow that the tree casts until his shadow ends at the same point as the trees shadow. bill is 6 feet tall and the length of his shadow is 9 feet. how many inches tall is the tree? find x first then multiply by 12 to get inches.

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Please help. on a sunny day, bill wants to find the height of a tree. he walks 25 feet-example-1
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