A tree casts a 20-foot shadow. Brian is 6 feet tall and casts a 4-foot shadow. How tall is the tree

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Hello! So Brian is 6 feet tall and casts a 4 foot shadow and the tree’s shadow is 20 feet. To find the height of the tree, we can write and solve a proportion. Set it up like this:

6/4 = x/20

This is because we are looking for the height of the tree, and having it set up like this will help us get to the right answer. Let’s cross multiply. 6 * 20 is 120. 4 * x is 4x. That simplified to 120 = 4x. Now, divide each side by 4 to isolate the x. 4x/4 cancels our. 120/4 is 30. Let’s cross multiply to check out answers. 6 * 20 is 120. 30 * 4 is 120. 120 = 120. There. x = 30. The tree is 30 feet tall.

Gemiola [76]2 years ago

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The tree is 22 feet because the shadow is 2 feet smaller

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