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15 November, 11:32

A tree casts a 9 ft shadow at the same time that a person 6 ft tall casts a 4 ft shawdow. what is the height of the tree?

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  1. 15 November, 14:32
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    First you need to set up the ratios.

    x/9=6/4

    (with hights on top, and shadows on bottom)

    then you need to cross multiply and divide.

    4x=54

    /4

    x=13.5
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