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A tree and its shadow is proportional to Harry and his shadow. If Harry is 6 feet tall and his shadow

is 9 feet, find the height of the tree if the tree's shadow is 15 feet long.


A 15ft
B 12ft
C 10ft
D 9ft​

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Answer:12

Explanation:

User Ndifreke
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Answer: the height of the tree would be 10 feet.

Explanation:

A tree and its shadow is proportional to Harry and his shadow. This means that

Height of the tree/height of the tree's shadow = Harry's height/height of his shadow

If Harry is 6 feet tall, his shadow is 9 feet and the tree's shadow is 15 feet long, then the height of the tree would be

6/9 = height of tree/15

height of tree = (6 × 15)/9 = 10 feet.

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