Question

The tree is 12 feet tall the tree shadow is 6 yards long write this as a rate of tree height to shadow length.

Answer 1

tree : shadow
= 12 : 6
= 2 : 1

Answer 2

First, you must convert the 6 yards to feet. 3 * 6 = 18 feet.
The length is 12 feet.
The shadow is 18 feet.
12 feet/18 feet = 2/3 feet
The answer is 2 feet in length / 3 feet in Shadow.