SOLUTION: A person 122 cm tall casts a 37-cm shadow at the same time a tree casts a 148-cm shadow. How tall is the tree?
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Question 361295: A person 122 cm tall casts a 37-cm shadow at the same time a tree casts a 148-cm shadow. How tall is the tree?
Answer by rfer(16322) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
122/37=x/148
37x=18056
x=488 cm tree
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