if a 6-foot -tall man casts a shadow that is 13 feet long, how tall is a tree that casts a shaow that is 169 feet long?

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Set up a proportion, cross-multiply, and solve for x.

6/13 = x/169
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An electrical tower casts a 120-foot shadow. At the same time, a 10-foot street sign casts a shadow of 8 feet. What is the height of the tower?
x=150
electric tower