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  • 14-01-2021
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A 36 ft tree casts a 9 ft shadow at the same time a building casts a 15 ft shadow. How tall is the building?

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Drivebyking08 Drivebyking08
  • 14-01-2021

Answer: The height of the tree is  27f t

Step-by-step explanation: We can set up a proportion comparing the height of each object to the length of the shadow.

h/s

h/15=18/10

Cross multiply

10.h= 18*15

10h=270

Use the multiplicative Inverse

10 h/ 10 = 270 /10 =27

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