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Jimmy needs to know how tall one of his trees is before he calls the tree removal company. He knows the height of a flag pole in his yard is 33 ft. At the same time the flagpole casts a shadow of 7.2 ft, the tree casts a shadow of 4 ft. How tall is the tree (round to the nearest foot)? O 19 ft O 25 ft

Jimmy needs to know how tall one of his trees is before he calls the tree removal company. He knows the height of a flag pole in his yard is 33 ft. At the same time the flagpole casts a shadow of 7.2 ft, the tree casts a shadow of 4 ft. How tall is the tree (round to the nearest foot)? O 19 ft O 25 ft

Intermediate Algebra
Intermediate Algebra
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ISBN:9780998625720
Author:Lynn Marecek
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Chapter7: Rational Expressions And Functions
Section7.5: Solve Applications With Rational Equations
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Jimmy needs to know how tall one of his trees is before he calls the tree removal company. He knows the height of a flag pole in his yard is 33 ft. At the same time the flagpole casts a shadow of 7.2 ft, the tree casts a shadow of 4 ft. How tall is the tree (round to the nearest foot)? O 19 ft O 25 ft
Transcribed Image Text:Jimmy needs to know how tall one of his trees is before he calls the tree removal company. He knows the height of a flag pole in his yard is 33 ft. At the same time the flagpole casts a shadow of 7.2 ft, the tree casts a shadow of 4 ft. How tall is the tree (round to the nearest foot)? O 19 ft O 25 ft
O 19 ft O 25 ft O 27 ft O 18 ft
Transcribed Image Text:O 19 ft O 25 ft O 27 ft O 18 ft
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