a vertical meter stick casts a shadow of 0. 4 meters. if a tree casts a shadow of 12 meters at the same time, how tall is the tree?

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The height of the tree is 30 times the height of the verticle stick.

What are ratio and proportion?

A ratio is an ordered set of integers a and b expressed as a/b, with b never equaling 0. A percentage is a mathematical expression in which two things are equal.

A vertical meter stick casts a shadow of 0. 4 meters.

If a tree casts a shadow of 12 meters at the same time.

Let x be the height of the stick and y be the height of the tree. Then we have

y/x = 12/0.4

y/x = 30

  y = 30x

The height of the tree is 30 times the height of the verticle stick.

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