Find the Height to the Nearest Foot of a Tree

question 65

Multiple Choice

Find the height to the nearest foot of a tree that makes a 50-foot shadow when a 2 ft. 6 in. pole is used to make a shadow of 3 feet.

• A)24 ft
• B)95 ft
• C)42 ft
• D)25 ft

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