SOLUTION: Word Problem: Your relative wants to pick apples from the tree pictured below. Given that the tree casts a shadow of 30 ft. when your 6 ft. neighbor casts a shadow of 10 ft., ho

SOLUTION: Word Problem: Your relative wants to pick apples from the tree pictured below. Given that the tree casts a shadow of 30 ft. when your 6 ft. neighbor casts a shadow of 10 ft., ho

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Question 98221: Word Problem:
Your relative wants to pick apples from the tree pictured below. Given that the tree casts a shadow of 30 ft. when your 6 ft. neighbor casts a shadow of 10 ft., how long should a latter be to reach the top of the tree?
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6/10=X/30 CROSS MULTIPLY.
10X=6*30
10X=180
X=180/10
X=18 THE TREE IS 18 FEET TALL.
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