A 5 ft woman is standing next to a tree. her shadow is 10 ft long the trees casts a shadow that is 116 ft long. how tall is the tree? worksheet

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Armando Sweeney

20 July, 01:19

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Meredith Galloway · Answer 1

If her shadow is 10 feet long and she is 5 feet, that means the shadow is more 2 times larger. If the shadow is 116 ft, the tree would be 58 ft.

Selena Cortez · Answer 2

Woman's height = woman's shadow height

tree's height tree's shadow height

5 = 10

x 116

580 = 10x

x = 58 ft