SOLUTION: a 3 foot pole casts a shodow of 4 feet. how tall is a tree with a shodow of 16 feet

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Question 23021: a 3 foot pole casts a shodow of 4 feet. how tall is a tree with a shodow of 16 feet
Answer by rapaljer(4671)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let x = height of the tree, and set up a ratio:


Solve for x by cross multiplying:
4x= 3*16
4x=48
x=12 feet

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