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Suzi is 1.7 meters tall. At 2:00 pm, Suzi measures her shadow to be 0.3 meters long. At the same time, a near by tree casts a shadow that is 2.4 meters long. How tall is the tree? (Give your answer in
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Suzi is 1.7 meters tall. At 2:00 pm, Suzi measures her shadow to be 0.3 meters long. At the same time, a near by tree casts a shadow that is 2.4 meters long. How tall is the tree? (Give your answer in tenths.)​

Suzi is 1.7 meters tall. At 2:00 pm, Suzi measures her shadow to be 0.3 meters long-example-1
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13.6. Use scale factoring. 1.7/0.3 = x/2.4
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