SOLUTION: A billboard is 27 feet high and casts a 36-foot shadow at noon. At the same time, a fir tree next to the billboard casts a 48-foot shadow. What proportion can be used to find the

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Question 696189: A billboard is 27 feet high and casts a 36-foot shadow at noon. At the same time, a fir tree next to the billboard casts a 48-foot shadow. What proportion can be used to find the height, H, of the fir tree?
Answer by checkley79(3341) About Me  (Show Source):
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27/36=x/48
36x=27*48
36x=1296
x=1296/36
x=36 height of the fir tree.