Question

A telephone pole is 60 feet tall. It casts a shadow that's is 24 feet long. A tree that's is next to the flag pole casts a shawdow that's is 4ft tall. How tall is the tree

Answer 1

Ok so ratios
height:shadow =60:24
fractionify
60/24=5/2

5:2 is ratio
if shadow of tree=4 then what is height
5:2=x:4
multipliby 2
10:4=x:4
x=10
10 feet