document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=849204>Question 849204</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A student who is 5' casts a 2' shadow. How many feet tall is a nearby tree which casts a 14' shadow.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #516445 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Diana541><B>Diana541(24)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-07.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Diana541><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=516445\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You would solve this by making two fractions.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The first fraction is given to you 5'/2'<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you put this in a equation<BR>\n" );
document.write( "5'/2'=x/14'<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x goes there because you're trying to find the height of a tree with a 14' shadow.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now you cross multiple, (5)14 and 2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "70=2x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now divide by 2<BR>\n" );
document.write( "35=x </SPAN>\n" );
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