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  • 02-12-2020
  • Mathematics
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When a person 6 feet tall casts a shadow
10 feet long, how tall is a nearby tree
which casts a shadow of 45 feet?

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Аноним Аноним
  • 02-12-2020

Answer:

75 feet

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jcherry99
jcherry99 jcherry99
  • 02-12-2020

Answer:

27

Step-by-step explanation:

Proportion

6 feet man/10 feet shadow = x (tree) / 45 feet (shadow)

6/10 = x /45            Cross multiply

10x = 45*6

10x = 270

x = 270/10

x = 27

The tree is 27 feet long

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