SOLUTION: A 4-foot tall girl casts a shadow that is 7.2 feet long. A nearby tree casts a shadow that is 25.56 feet long. How tall, in feet, is the tree?
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Question 256595: A 4-foot tall girl casts a shadow that is 7.2 feet long. A nearby tree casts a shadow that is 25.56 feet long. How tall, in feet, is the tree? Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! A 4-foot tall girl casts a shadow that is 7.2 feet long. A nearby tree casts a shadow that is 25.56 feet long. How tall, in feet, is the tree?
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Proportion:
tree/25.56 = 4/7.2
tree = 25.56(4/7.2) = 14.2 ft -----------------
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Stan H.--------------------
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