The flagpole casts an 8 foot shadow as shown in the table at the same time the oak tree casts 12-foot shadow how tall is the oak
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Answer:
the missing value is 44
Step-by-step explanation:
let the missing value be x
we can solve this by expressing both ratios as rational expressions
11:4 = x:16
(cross multiply the denominators to eliminate them)
(11)(16) = (4)(x)
4x = 176
x = 176 / 4
x = 44
hence the ration is
11:4 = 44 : 16