A tree is standing next to a 40-foot high building. the tree has an 18-foot shadow, while the building has a 16-foot shadow. how tall is the tree, rounded to the nearest foot?

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the tree should be 45 feet tall.

The height of the tree will be 45 feet.

What are ratio and proportion?

A ratio is an ordered set of integers a and b expressed as a/b, with b never equaling 0. A proportional is a mathematical expression in which two things are equal.

A tree is standing next to a 40-foot-high building. the tree has an 18-foot shadow, while the building has a 16-foot shadow.

Let x be the height of a tree. Then we have

x / 18 = 40 / 16

x = 45 feet

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