Question 1100623
  ali is 5'4 tall.at a certain time of day he measures his shadow and finds it is 8' long.
he also measures the shadow of a tree which is 40.
how tall is the tree
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ratios of the shadows to their objects is the same.
change 5' 3" to feet. 5 + 4/12 = 5.33 ft
let t = the height of the tree
{{{t/40}}} = {{{5.33/8}}}
cross multiply
 8t = 5.33 * 40
 8t = 213.33
 t = {{{213.33/8}}}
 t =  26.67 ft or 26 + .67(12) = 26 ft 8 in is the height of the tree