You are 64 inches tall and your shadow is 72 inches long. A tree casts a shadow of 144 inches. How tall is the tree? a) 100 in b) 128 in c) 136 in d) 150 in

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Flukeflume · Answer 1 · 2019-08-15T20:07:28+0000

ratio:

shadow of person / actual height of person = shadow of tree / actual height of tree

72 / 64 = 144 / X

-> X = (64 × 144) / 72 = 128 inches

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