Homework Help: Math

Posted by Cathy on Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 5:00pm.

henry is 5ft tall and casts a shadow that is 15ft long a tree next to henry casts a 324-ft long shadow. how tall is the tree?

Math - Ms. Sue, Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at 5:47pm
Use a proportion. Cross multiply and solve for x.

5/15 = x/324

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