document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=696189>Question 696189</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" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #428887 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><B>checkley79(3341)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=checkley79><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=428887\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 27/36=x/48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36x=27*48<BR>\n" );
document.write( "36x=1296<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1296/36<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=36 height of the fir tree. </SPAN>\n" );
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