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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.?

catrina004

by catrina004 at March 06, 2011

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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.

freedomleaf freedomleaf March 09, 2011

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12 feet long

wolfofsacae wolfofsacae March 10, 2011

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or, avtually, make that 24 feet.

wolfofsacae wolfofsacae March 10, 2011

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27 feet

msdebbii msdebbii March 30, 2011

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