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3 January, 07:22

A tree with a height of 12 yards casts a shadow that is 33 yards long at a certain time of day. At the same time, another tree nearby casts a shadow that is 20 yards long. How tall is the second tree?

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  1. 3 January, 07:29
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    To solve this problem all you have to do is set up a simple proportion.

    12 = X

    33 20 ← (Those are fractions)

    Cross Multiply and solve for X
  2. 3 January, 07:34
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    You would get 33x=240 and solve from there
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