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How high is a tree that casts a 33 ft shadow at the same time a 5 ft pole casts a shadow which is 12 ft long?
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(12 / 5) × 33 = 79.2 feet high
Divide the pole shadow by the pole height: (12 / 5) = 2.4 feet
Times the 2.4 by the tree shadow of 33 feet: 2.4 x 33 = 79.2
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