1.   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. 13 ft
    C. 15 ft D. 12 ft
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  2.   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. 34 feet B. 48 feet
    C. 47 feet D. 18 feet
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  3.   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. 4.875 m B. 1.846 m
    C. 3.972 m D. 3.5 m
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  4.   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. 30 feet B. 25 feet
    C. 7.5 feet D. 17.5 feet
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  5.   The two triangles shown in the figure are similar. Find the distance d across the river.
   
    A. 81 meters B. 18 meters
    C. 16 meters D. 25 meters
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