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if a 5-foot tall bush casts a 2-foot shadow how tall is a tree standing next to the bush that casts an 8-foot shadow at the same time?
11 years ago

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Answered by Reiny
just use a simple ratio ....

5/2 = h/8
h = 8(5/2) = 20
11 years ago

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