Brightstorm Q & A : A 6ft. man is standing near a tree on level ground.If the man's shadow is 4 ft. long, how many feet tall is the tree if it's shadow is 18ft.?

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since the ratio of shadow to object is 3/4 and the tree's shadow is 18ft, 3/4=18/24therefore the tree is 24ft tall.

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freedomleaf March 09, 2011

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12 feet long

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wolfofsacae March 10, 2011

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or, avtually, make that 24 feet.

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wolfofsacae March 10, 2011

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27 feet

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msdebbii March 30, 2011

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