QUESTION 7
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Use a proportion to solve the problem.
When a pole \( 6 \frac{1}{4} \mathrm{ft} \) high casts a shadow \( 1 \mathrm{ft} \) long, how long a shadow is cast by a tree \( 50 \mathrm{ft} \) tall?
\( 9 \mathrm{ft} \)
\( 8 \mathrm{ft} \)
\( 9 \frac{1}{4} \mathrm{ft} \)
\( 8 \frac{1}{4} \mathrm{ft} \)
\(x = 8\)
Step 1 :\(\frac{6 \frac{1}{4}}{1} = \frac{50}{x}\)
Step 2 :\(x = \frac{50}{6 \frac{1}{4}}\)
Step 3 :\(x = 8\)