SOLUTION: A 5-foot tall woman casts a shadow of 6 feet. At the same time, a tree casts a shadow of 30 feet. How tall is the tree? (Show your Solution)

Question 378805: A 5-foot tall woman casts a shadow of 6 feet. At the same time, a tree casts a shadow of 30 feet. How tall is the tree? (Show your Solution)
Answer by rapaljer(4671) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = height of the tree.

Set up the ratio

Since means ,
means

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