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  • 01-11-2017
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If a 25 foot tall tree cast a 15 foot shadow, what is the height of a tree if it’s shadow is 6 feet long

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musiclover10045
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  • 01-11-2017

set this up as a ratio

25 ft tree / 15 foot shadow = X ft tree / 6 foot shadow

25/15 = X/6

 cross multiply:

150 / 15x

x = 150/15 = 10

 the tree is 10 feet tall

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