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Nick visits a park. Nick is 5 feet 3 inches tall. He casts a shadow that is 3 feet 6 inches long. A tree nearby casts a shadow that is 160 feet long. How tall is the tree?

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fussellk

Answer:

x = 2880 inches or 240 feet

Step-by-step explanation:

First convert everything to the same unit. I did feet.

Nick: 63 inches

His Shadow:  42 inches

Tree Shadow:  1920 inches

Set up a ratio:

63/42 = x/1920

42x = 120960

x = 2880 inches or 240 feet

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