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?
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Proportion:
tree/25.56 = 4/7.2 
tree = 25.56(4/7.2) = 14.2 ft                    -----------------
Cheers,
Stan H.--------------------