Question

A tree casts a shadow that is about 10 ft long. Javier, who is about 5 ft tall, is standing near the tree. Javier’s shadow is about 4 ft long. What is the estimated height, t, of the tree?

Answer 1

10              4     ,  so basically you cross multiply : 10x=20 .... 20 divided by 10 is 2 . x=2

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5               x