Question

The flagpole is 20 ft high and casts an 8 foot shadow, the oak tree casts a 12 foot shadow. How tall is the oak tree?

Answer 1

30 FEET TALL

Explanation:

Answer 2

Answer: 30 ft

Explanation:

Set up a proportional equation to solve for how tall the oak tree will be.

`(20)/(8) = (x)/(12)` cross product

8x = 240

x= 30