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  • 14-11-2020
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On a sunny day, a 4-foot red kangaroo casts a shadow that is 5 feet long. The shadow of a nearby
eucalyptus tree is 20 feet long. Find the height of the tree?

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  • 14-11-2020

Answer:

16 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

Set up a proportion where x is the height of the tree:

[tex]\frac{4}{5}[/tex] = [tex]\frac{x}{20}[/tex]

Cross multiply and solve for x:

5x = 80

x = 16

So, the tree is 16 feet tall

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