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If a 30-foot tree casts a 12-foot shadow, find the length of the shadow cast by a 28-foot tree.
4 months ago
Q:
If a 30-foot tree casts a 12-foot shadow, find the length of the shadow cast by a 28-foot tree.
Accepted Solution
A:
Given the information, we can create 2 ratios: tree height over shadow length
This gives us:
30/12 = 28/x
We then need to solve for x by cross multiplying:
30x = 336
Then we can divide 336 by 30:
As a reduced fraction:
x = 56/5 ft
As a decimal:
x = 11.2 ft