Question

On a sunny day, a tree casts a shadow 60 feet long. At the same time, a yardstick casts a shadow 2 feet long. How tall it the tree??
Cross-multiply:

Height : shadow
H : 60'
3' : 2'
H=3'*60'/2'= 90'

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