The figure shows two similar triangles: the smaller triangle has a base length of 8 feet and a height of 5 feet (the height of the boy), whereas the second triangle has a base length of 24 feet and a height equal to that of the tree.How tall is the tree?

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The figure shows two similar triangles: the smaller triangle has a base length of 8 feet and a height of 5 feet (the height of the boy), whereas the second triangle has a base length of 24 feet and a height equal to that of the tree.How tall is the tree? <img alt='image' src='https://www.fatskills.com/images2/GED/9781119300984-fg0144.png' />






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