Question

You are 64 inches tall and your shadow is 72 inches long. A tree casts a shadow of 144 inches. How tall is the tree?

Answer 1

height: shadow
64 : 72
x : 144
Direct proportion, using cross-multiplication.
x = 64*144/72 = 128"

Answer 2

Thank u

Answer 3

A woman is standing next to a tree. She is 64 inches tall and cast as shadow 24 inches long. The tree's shadow is 67.5 inches long. How tall is the tree?