document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=103086>Question 103086</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A five foot six inch tall woman casts a twelve foot long shadow. at the sam time a tree casts a 45 foot long shadow. How tall is the tree? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #74954 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><B>bucky(2189)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=bucky><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=74954\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You can solve this problem using proportions that are set up as follows:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28Height%29%2F%28Shadow%29+=+%28Height%29%2F%28Shadow%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28Height%29%2F%28Shadow%29+=+%28Height%29%2F%28Shadow%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The height of the woman is 5 ft 6 inches and this is 5.5 feet. Her shadow is 12 ft long. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Substituting these values results in:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285.5%29%2F%2812%29+=+%28Height%29%2F%28Shadow%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285.5%29%2F%2812%29+=+%28Height%29%2F%28Shadow%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The shadow of the tree is 45 feet. Substitute this and you get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285.5%29%2F%2812%29+=+%28Height%29%2F45 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285.5%29%2F%2812%29+=+%28Height%29%2F45\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You can get rid of the denominator of 45 by multiplying both sides of the equation by 45.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "When you do that the equation becomes:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%2845%29%2A%285.5%29%29%2F%2812%29+=+%28%28cross%2845%29%29%2A%28Height%29%29%2F%28cross%2845%29%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "You are now left with the equation:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%2845%29%2A%285.5%29%29%2F12+=+%28Height%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%2845%29%2A%285.5%29%29%2F12+=+%28Height%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Solve for the Height of the tree by multiplying out the numerator of 45*5.5 and dividing that<BR>\n" );
document.write( "product by 12 to get:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28Height%29+=+%28%2845%29%2A%285.5%29%29%2F12+=+247.5%2F12=+20.625 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28Height%29+=+%28%2845%29%2A%285.5%29%29%2F12+=+247.5%2F12=+20.625\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The tree is 20.625 feet tall. This converts to 20 ft 7.5 inches.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps you to understand the problem a little better ...<BR>\n" );
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