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29 May, 14:29

A tree casts a shadow at 27 meters long. A nearby post is 5 meters tall casts a shadow 3 meters long. How tall is the tree?

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  1. 29 May, 17:48
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    Find the post height first. 3/5 = 0.8, so the shadow is 80% of the height of the object. Multiply 80% by 27 to get 21.6

    The tree is 21.6 meters tall.
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