Homework Help: algebra

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 11:35am.

if a 6-foot -tall man casts a shadow that is 13 feet long, how tall is a tree that casts a shaow that is 169 feet long?

algebra - Ms. Sue, Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 11:46am
Set up a proportion, cross-multiply, and solve for x.

6/13 = x/169
algebra - bobpursley, Sunday, August 22, 2010 at 11:46am
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algebra - maria, Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 10:00am
366.17
algebra - maria, Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 10:01am
78

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