<PRE><B>Question 1009643</B>
A boy who is 4.5 feet tall casts a shadow that is 9.25 feet long. The tree next to him casts a shadow that is 18 feet long. How tall is the tree? 
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Use a proportion::
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height/shadow = height/shadow
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h/18 = 4.5/9.25
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h = 18(4.5/9.25)
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h = 8.757 ft
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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