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Erica is 5 feet tall and has a shadow of 2 feet. A nearby tree has a shadow of 18 feet. How tall is

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Erica is 5 feet tall and has a shadow of 2 feet. A nearby tree has a shadow of 18 feet. How tall is the tree?

Set up a proportion of feet tall to shadow height where n is the height of the tree
5/2 = n/18

Using our proportion calculator, we get:
n =45 feet
 
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