The shadow of a 5-foot tall post is 15 feet long. At the same time a tree casts a shadow that is 45 feet long. What is the height of the tree?
A.
3 feet
B.
15 feet
C.
There is not enough information to solve the problem.
D.
17 feet
So how you would sove this problem is to see that 15/5=3, so then you will take 45 and divide that by 3 and get 15 Feet which brings your answer to be "B"!
