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. 9 ft B. 15 ft
    C. 18 ft D. 12 ft
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  2.   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. 13 ft B. 12 ft
    C. 15 ft D. 9 ft
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  3.   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. 48 feet B. 18 feet
    C. 34 feet D. 47 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. 4.875 m B. 3.972 m
    C. 1.846 m D. 3.5 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. 36 yards
    C. 96 yards D. 64 yards
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