SOLUTION: I am really NO GOOD at word problems...HELP!! :) A 6-foot pole casts a shadow of 9 feet. How tall is a tree with a shadow of 3 feet? Thanks

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: I am really NO GOOD at word problems...HELP!! :)
A 6-foot pole casts a shadow of 9 feet. How tall is a tree with a shadow of 3 feet?
Thanks
This question is from textbook Beginning Algebra

Answer by checkley71(8403)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6/9=X/3 OR 9X=18 OR X=18/9 OR X=2 FOOT TAll tree.
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