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  • 03-04-2021
  • Mathematics
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A 6 foot tree casts an 8 foot shadow. How tall is a tree that casts a 60 foot shadow at the same time
of day?

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clarch19
clarch19 clarch19
  • 03-04-2021

Answer:

45 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

create a proportion of height/shadow = height/shadow

6/8 = x/60

cross-multiply:

8x = 360

x = 45

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