Question

An object's height varies directly with the length of its shadow. A person who is 5 feet tall casts an 8-foot shadow. How long is the shadow of a 20-foot tree?
Ms. Sue
5/8 = 20/x

Cross multiply and solve for x.

32
Ms. Sue
Right.

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