09-02-2014
Mathematics

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A man who is 74 inches tall stands beside a palm tree. The length of the man's shadow is 26 inches. The palm tree's shadow is 80 inches long. How tall is the palm tree?

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aubriesutton aubriesutton

09-02-2014

227.69 inches tall. You would set up a proportion that is...
X/80=74/26
You cross multiply and divide

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