taliaevansprincess taliaevansprincess
  • 08-11-2021
  • Mathematics
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Jayden is 5 ft tall and his shadow is 2 ft. If a tree has an 12 ft shadow, how high is the tree?

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angela1437khait angela1437khait
  • 08-11-2021

Answer:

10 feet tall

Step-by-step explanation:

because 5-2=3 and 12-2=10

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devishri1977
devishri1977 devishri1977
  • 08-11-2021

Answer:

Tree is 30 ft high

Step-by-step explanation:

5 : 2 :: x : 12

Product of means  = Product of extremes

2*x = 12*5

[tex]x = \dfrac{12*5}{2}\\\\[/tex]

x = 6*5

x = 30 ft

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