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Question 666755: Daniel plans to remove a tree from his backyard. He needs to know the
height of the tree. Daniel is 6 feet tall and determines that when his shadow is 10 feet long, the shadow of the tree is 63 feet long. How tall is the tree?


Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
 
Hi,
Daniel is 6 feet tall and determines that when his shadow is 10 feet long,
the shadow of the tree is 63 feet long.
How tall is the tree
|| Cross Multiply to solve for x
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