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OpenStudy (safari321):

can someone please help me? can someone please help me? @Mathematics

OpenStudy (cathyangs):

I 'm here! :D

OpenStudy (safari321):

On a sunny day around noon, a tree casts a shadow that is 12 feet long. At the same time, a person who is 6 feet tall standing beside the tree cast a shadow that is 2 feet long. How tall is the tree?

OpenStudy (cathyangs):

well, if you use proportions: 12/x = 6/2 and cross multiplying you get: 24=6x and if you divide: 4=x, x=4.

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