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Paula casts a shadow 2 meters long at the same time a tree casts a shadow 28 meters long. The tree is 17.5 meters tall. How tall is Paula?

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Use a proportion, cross multiply and solve for x.

2/x = 28/17.5

3.2

1.25

Set up a proportion and cross multiply

1.25

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