Question

A 12 foot-high pole casts a 9 foot long shadow, at the same time of day, what would be the length of a shadow cast by a 45 foot-long tree
Ms. Sue
Use a proportion.

12/9 = 45/x

Cross multiply and solve for x.

13

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