SOLUTION: A 5-foot pole casts a shadow of 4 feet. How tall is a tree with a shadow of 16 feet?
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Question 1015480: A 5-foot pole casts a shadow of 4 feet. How tall is a tree with a shadow of 16 feet?
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A 5-foot pole casts a shadow of 4 feet. How tall is a tree with a shadow of 16 feet?
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The height of the object is 5/4 times its shadow.
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