SOLUTION: Man who is 165cm tall cast a shadow of 370cm length if at the same time the shadow of the tree is 620 cm in length how tall is the tree?

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Question 1013827: Man who is 165cm tall cast a shadow of 370cm length if at the same time the shadow of the tree is 620 cm in length how tall is the tree?
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Man who is 165cm tall cast a shadow of 370cm length if at the same time the shadow of the tree is 620 cm in length how tall is the tree?
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Use the proportion 

165%2F370 = x%2F620.

It gives x = %28165%2A620%29%2F370 = 276.5 cm.