document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=311865>Question 311865</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I need help with this word problem:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "A very skinny man is standing by a tall tree.The man's shadow is 14 feet and the tree has a shadow that is 40 feet long. If he is 5.5 feet tall,find how tall the tree is.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #223009 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><B>checkley77(12844)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley77><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=223009\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 5.5/14=X/40 CROSS MULTIPLY.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14X=5.5*40<BR>\n" );
document.write( "14X=220<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=220/14<BR>\n" );
document.write( "X=15.71 FT. TALL FOR THE TREE. </SPAN>\n" );
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