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  • 03-05-2017
  • Mathematics
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6feet man casts a 2.7 feet shadow at the same time a tree casts a 11.4 feet shadow. how tall is the tree?

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corajune99
corajune99 corajune99
  • 03-05-2017
You can set this up as a proportion.

6/2.7=x/11.4

Cross multiply.

2.7x=68.4

Divide by 2.7 to solve for x

25.3333=x

The tree is 25 and 1/3 feet tall
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