Maria is standing in front of a building with a tree between her and the building. The building is 36 feet tall and the tree is 28 feet tall. The distance between the tree and the building is 32 feet. 00 D00000 000000 36 ft 000000 00门00 28 ft 32 ft x+32 How far is Maria from the tree? Hint: Set up a proportion using corresponding sides (don't forget to distribute!) and solve for x. Note: Picture is not necessarily drawn to scale. O 112 ft O 40 ft O 4 ft

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Maria is standing in front of a building with a tree between her and the building. The building is 36 feet tall and
the tree is 28 feet tall. The distance between the tree and the building is 32 feet.
000
000000
000000
36 ft
000000
28 ft
32 ft
X+32
How far is Maria from the tree?
Hint: Set up a proportion using corresponding sides (don't forget to distribute!) and solve for x.
Note: Picture is not necessarily drawn to scale.
O 112 ft
O 40 ft
O 4 ft
Transcribed Image Text:Maria is standing in front of a building with a tree between her and the building. The building is 36 feet tall and the tree is 28 feet tall. The distance between the tree and the building is 32 feet. 000 000000 000000 36 ft 000000 28 ft 32 ft X+32 How far is Maria from the tree? Hint: Set up a proportion using corresponding sides (don't forget to distribute!) and solve for x. Note: Picture is not necessarily drawn to scale. O 112 ft O 40 ft O 4 ft
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