document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=461611>Question 461611</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Can someone help me break this down?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a 6-foot tall man is standing near a tree on level ground, if the mans shadow is 4 feet long and the tree's shadow is 18 feet long how many feet taller is the tree? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let h = height of the tree\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "6/4 = h/18<BR>\n" );
document.write( "h = 27\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The tree is 21 (27-6) feet taller than the 6-ft man. </SPAN>\n" );
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