A man is 6 feet tall. To find the height of a tree, the shadow of the man and the shadow of the tree were measured. The length of the man's shadow was 4 feet 6 inches. The length of the tree's shadow was 12 feet. What is the height of the tree? 16 ft 15.7 ft 32 ft 9 ft
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