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A student wants to determine the height of a tree. She knows that her six foot tall Teacher cast a 10 foot long shadow at the same time that the tree has a 45 foot long shadow. How tall is the tree?

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Cross multiply and solve this proportion for x.

6/10 = x/45

x=27

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