1.   A staff's shadow is 8 feet and a tree's shadow is 16 feet. If the staff is 9 feet tall, how tall is the tree?
    A. 15 ft B. 12 ft
    C. 9 ft D. 18 ft
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  2.   Assume the triangles are similar. What is the value of x?
   
    A. 10 B. 20
    C. 5 D. 3.2
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  3.   A staff's shadow is 4 feet long and a tree's shadow is 7 feet long. If the tree is 5 feet tall, how tall is the staff?
    A. 3 feet B. 9 feet
    C. 5 feet D. 2 feet
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  4.   Kim is standing next to a tree. The tree has a shadow that is 3 m long. Kim, who is 1.3 m tall, has a shadow that is 0.8 m long. How tall is the tree?
    A. 3.5 m B. 3.972 m
    C. 4.875 m D. 1.846 m
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  5.   The two triangles shown in the figure are similar. Find the distance d across Kelley’s Pond.
   
    A. 24 yards B. 64 yards
    C. 96 yards D. 36 yards
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