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QUESTION 1
Use a proportion to solve the problem.
A tree casts a shadow $42 cm$ long. At the same time, the shadow cast by a 49-cm tall statue is $63 cm$ long. Find the height of the tree. Round your answer to the nearest tenth of a meter.
$52.5 cm$
$31.2 cm$
$54.0 cm$
$32.7 cm$

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$t r e e = 32.6667$

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Step 1 ： $\frac{t r e e}{42} = \frac{49}{63}$

Step 2 ： $t r e e = 42 \cdot \frac{49}{63}$

Step 3 ： $t r e e = 32.6667$

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