1.   A stop sign casts a shadow 8 meters long, while a bush nearby casts a shadow 4.5 meters long. If the stop sign is 3.2 meters high, how tall is the bush?
    A. 5.7 meters B. 1.8 meters
    C. 11.3 meters D. 4.3 meters
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  2.   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. 9 ft
    C. 12 ft D. 18 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. 34 feet
    C. 18 feet D. 47 feet
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  4.   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. 2 feet B. 9 feet
    C. 3 feet D. 5 feet
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  5.   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. 1.846 m B. 3.972 m
    C. 4.875 m D. 3.5 m
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