document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=133218>Question 133218</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jesse wants to know how tall the tree he is standing next to is.  Jesse is 6 ft. tall and casts a shadow that is 9 ft.  The tree is casting a shadow that is 28 ft.  How tall is the tree?  Round to the nearest tenth, if necessary. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #97424 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=97424\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Jesse's shadow is 9/6 or 1.5 times as long as his height __ the tree and its shadow will be the same\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=\"height of tree\" __ 1.5x=28 __ x=28/1.5 </SPAN>\n" );
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