document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1009643>Question 1009643</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boy who is 4.5 feet tall casts a shadow that is 9.25 feet long. The tree next to him casts a shadow that is 18 feet long. How tall is the tree? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Use a proportion::<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "height/shadow = height/shadow<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h/18 = 4.5/9.25<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h = 18(4.5/9.25)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "h = 8.757 ft<BR>\n" );
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