document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=66709>Question 66709</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> the shadow of a tree is 10 meters long, the shadow a meter stick is .4 meters long. how tall is the tree? 25 meters?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "do you multiply .4 meters by 10 meters? Or do you convert to feet and divide? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let the tree be \"x\" meters high.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Then x/10=1/0.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Multiply both sides by 10 to get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=10/0.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=1/(4/10)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=100/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=25 meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The tree is 25 meters high.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Cheers,<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Stan H.<BR>\n" );
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