At a certain time of day, a 6 ft man casts a 4ft shadow. At the same time of day, how tall is a tree that casts an 18 ft shadow?
a. Draw a picture. Label the man and the tree.
b. Calculate the height of the tree. Show your work.
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Question 2
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State 4.5 feet in feet/inches
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Question 3
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State 11 ft 3 inches is how many feet?
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Question 4
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David is 5 ft. 8 in. tall and wants to find the height of an oak tree in his front yard. He walks along the shadow of the tree until his head is in position where the end of his shadow exactly overlaps the end of the tree's shadow. He is now 11ft 3 in. from the foot of the tree and 8 ft 6 in. from the end of the shadows. How tall is the oak tree?
A 15-foot flagpole casts a shadow that is 37.5 feet long. How tall is a building that casts a shadow 75 feet long?
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Question 5
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Draw a picture of the situation.
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Question 6
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The building is _____ feet high. (Only write the number in the answer box).
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Question 7
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Jamie can see the top of her apartment building reflected in a small fish pond in a park across the street. She is standing 3 m from the pond, and the distance from the pond to the apartment building is 30 m. If Jamie's eyes are 1.5 m above the ground, how tall is the apartment building?