A building casts a shadow 54 feet long at the same time a 6 foot tall man casts a shadow 4 feet long. How tall is the tree?
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What tree?
If the building:
x/54 = 6/4
Solve for x.
81
To find the height of the tree, we can set up a proportion using the information given.
Let's assume the height of the tree is h feet.
According to the information, the building casts a shadow 54 feet long, while the man casts a shadow 4 feet long. Therefore, we can write the proportion:
(Height of Building) / (Length of Building's Shadow) = (Height of Man) / (Length of Man's Shadow)
This can be written as:
h / 54 = 6 / 4
To solve for h, we can cross multiply:
4h = 6 * 54
Multiply 6 by 54:
4h = 324
Divide both sides by 4:
h = 324 / 4
Simplifying:
h = 81
Therefore, the height of the tree is 81 feet.