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A cherry tree is 6 meters tall and its shadow is 8 meters long. Nearby, a wooden column casts a shadow that is 12 meters long. How tall is the wooden column? Write your answer as a whole number or a decimal.
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A cherry tree is 6 meters tall and its shadow is 8 meters long. Nearby, a wooden column casts a shadow that is 12 meters long. How tall is the wooden column?

Write your answer as a whole number or a decimal. Do not round.

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The height of the wooden column is 16 meters
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