document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=466043>Question 466043</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A 12-foot tree casts a 16-foot shadow. How many feet tall is a nearby tree that casts a 20-foot shadow at the same time? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #320424 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gwendolyn><B>gwendolyn(128)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=gwendolyn><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=gwendolyn><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=320424\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the 12 foot tall tree casts a 16 foot shadow, the actual size of the tree is 3/4 the size of the shadow. Since the other tree casts a 20 foot shadow, we can infer that the actual tree is 3 fourths of this size, or 15 feet tall.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The other tree is 15 feet high. </SPAN>\n" );
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