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A petrified stump that is 4 ft tall casts a shadow that is 2 ft long. Find the height of a tent that casts a 5 ft shadow

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  • 03-11-2022

The petrified stump is 4 ft tall and cast a shadow that is 2 ft long .

2 ft shadow has a 4 ft height

5 ft shadow will have ? height

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[tex]\begin{gathered} \text{height of tent = }\frac{5\times4}{2} \\ \text{height of tent = }\frac{20}{2} \\ \text{height of tent = 10 ft} \end{gathered}[/tex]

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