Homework Help: math

Posted by Jasmine on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 4:56pm.

A tree casts a shadow that is 20 feet long. A 5-foot-tall boy stands in the shadow so that the end of his shadow lines up with that of the tree. His shadow is 6 feet long. How tall is the tree

math - Ms. Sue, Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 5:04pm
Cross multiply and solve for x.

x/20 = 5/6
math - wislove, Thursday, March 8, 2012 at 5:55pm
the answer is 20 feet
math - Steph, Saturday, October 6, 2012 at 12:44pm
The answer is not 20 feet, it is 50/3 or 16.7

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