document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1069521>Question 1069521</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A boy who is 4 ft tall stands in front of a tree that is 24 ft tall. If the tree casts a shadow that is 18 ft long on the ground and the two shadows end at the same point, what is the length of boy's shadow? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #684700 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><B>Boreal(15235)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Boreal><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Boreal><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=684700\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The shadows are proportional to the height.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24/18=4/x; cross-multiply.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "24x=72<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=3 feet. </SPAN>\n" );
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