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lazytaz:

A 50 ft tall tree casts a shadow that is 30 ft long. How long would the shadow of a 6ft tall person be?

nini01:

4ft

DanGonz:

chicken

darkknight:

similar triangles |dw:1611850447185:dw|

darkknight:

\[50/6 = 30/x\] solve for x

lazytaz:

how do i solve for x?

darkknight:

cross multiply

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