Question

On a sunny day, a 4-foot red kangaroo casts a shadow that is 5 feet long. The shadow of a nearby

eucalyptus tree is 20 feet long. Find the height of the tree?

Answer 1

16 feet

Explanation:

Set up a proportion where x is the height of the tree:

`(4)/(5)` =
`(x)/(20)`

Cross multiply and solve for x:

5x = 80

x = 16

So, the tree is 16 feet tall