SOLUTION: A 3-foot pole casts a shadow of 9 feet. How tall is a tree with a shadow of 12 feet?

Question 62461: A 3-foot pole casts a shadow of 9 feet. How tall is a tree with a shadow of 12 feet?
Answer by funmath(2933) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
A 3-foot pole casts a shadow of 9 feet. How tall is a tree with a shadow of 12 feet?
You need to set up a proportion because these are similar triangles.
Notice the heights numerators and the shadows are denominators.
Reduce where you can.

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Happy Calculating!!!
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