Question

a tree with a height of 4m casts a shadow 15 m long on the ground. How high is another tree that casts a shadow which is 20m long? A) draw a picture b) write a proportion c) substitute d)solve

Answer 1

A) Attached picture

B)
`(4)/(15)=(x)/(20)`

C) Not sure what this means

D) Multiplying both sides by 20,
`x=20 \left((4)/(15) \right)=(16)/(3)` m.