document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=759430>Question 759430</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A tree with a height of 12 yards casts a shadow that is 33 yards long at a certain time of day. At the same time, another tree nearby casts a shadow that is 20 yards long. How tall is the second tree? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Height of first tree/ x (Unknown height of other tree)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= Length of first shadow/ Length of second shadow<BR>\n" );
document.write( " 12/x = 33/20<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cross multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "33x = 240<BR>\n" );
document.write( "  x = 240/33<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x = 7.27 yds.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "This is the height of the second tree.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Hope this helps.<BR>\n" );
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