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. 18 ft B. 9 ft
    C. 15 ft D. 12 ft
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  2.   A lamppost has a shadow that is 2 m long. A street sign has a shadow that is m long. If the street sign is 2 m tall, how tall is the lamppost?
    A. 5 m B. 3 m
    C. 1 m D. m
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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. 9 feet B. 2 feet
    C. 3 feet D. 5 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. 3.972 m B. 4.875 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 the river.
   
    A. 25 meters B. 16 meters
    C. 18 meters D. 81 meters
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