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. 12 ft B. 18 ft
    C. 9 ft D. 15 ft
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  2.   Assume the triangles are similar. What is the value of x?
   
    A. 3.2 B. 10
    C. 5 D. 20
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  3.   A lakefront building that is 30 feet high casts a shadow on the water. How long is that shadow if a 16-foot high truck parked nearby casts an 8-foot shadow?
    A. 9 ft B. 15 ft
    C. 12 ft D. 13 ft
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  4.   A tower cast a 30-foot shadow. At the same time, a person who is 6 feet tall casts a 4-foot shadow. How tall is the tower?
    A. 18 feet B. 34 feet
    C. 47 feet D. 48 feet
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  5.   An office building casts a shadow that is 15 feet long. A nearby tree casts a shadow that is 2.5 feet long. If the tree is 5 feet tall, how tall is the office building?
    A. 7.5 feet B. 17.5 feet
    C. 30 feet D. 25 feet
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