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3) Jorge wants to find the height of a fir tree.

He is 5 feet tall. At the same time of day that
Jorge's shadow is 6 feet long, the tree casts a
shadow 18 feet long. How tall is the tree?
A 1.7 feet
B 17 feet
C 21.6 feet
D 15 feet​

User MatthieuGD
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Answer:

b 17 feet

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User Atikot
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Answer:b. 17 feet tall

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