document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=329780>Question 329780</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A billboard is 27 feet high and casts a 36 foot shadow at noon. At the same time, a fir tree next to the billboard casts a 48 foot shadow. What proportion can be used to find the height, H, of the fir tree? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "height = 27 feet<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "shadow of fir tree = 48 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height = x<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Direct proportion<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36/27 = 48/x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x= 48*27/36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=36 feet the height of fir tree </SPAN>\n" );
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