Question

At a certain time during the day a tall tree casts a shadow of 32 feet. A shorter tree 12 feet tall casts a shadow of 16 feet. What is the height of the taller tree?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

\[\frac{h}{32}=\frac{12}{16}\ ...............(1)\]
Multiplying both sides of (1) by 32, we get
\[h=\frac{12\times32}{16}=\ ?\]