Question

Jason is 6 feet tall, and at 6 pm, his shadow was 15 feet long. At the same time, a tree next to Jason had a 25-foot shadow. What is the height, in feet, of the tree?

Answer 1

10

Explanation:

set up a ratio problem

6 feet/15 long shad= x/25 shad

15x = 150

x = 10