David knows that a scarecrow that is 8 feet tall casts a shadow that is 15 feet long. He wants to calculate the height of a nearby apple tree. If its shadow is 30 feet long, how tall is the apple tree? Write your answer as a whole number or a decimal. Do not round. feet

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David knows that a scarecrow that is 8 feet tall casts a shadow that is 15 feet long. He wants
to calculate the height of a nearby apple tree. If its shadow is 30 feet long, how tall is the
apple tree?
Write your answer as a whole number or a decimal. Do not round.
feet
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