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OpenStudy (anonymous):

In sunlight, a vertical stick 9 ft tall casts a shadow 7 ft long. At the same time a nearby tree casts a shadow 28 ft long. How tall is the tree? Round to the nearest tenth.

OpenStudy (imstuck):

Heres the pic. Then we will do the math.

OpenStudy (imstuck):

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OpenStudy (imstuck):

Solve this as a ratio...side/side = bottom/bottom. Like this:

OpenStudy (imstuck):

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