The shadow of the 24-foot tree will be 9.6 feet.
In mathematics, ratios are used to determine the relationship between two numbers it indicates how many times is one number to another number.
Given that:-
The shadow of the 24-foot tree will be calculated as follows:-
[tex]\dfrac{40}{16}=\dfrac{24}{x}[/tex]
[tex]x = \dfrac{24\times 16}{40}[/tex]
x = 9.6
Therefore the shadow of the 24-foot tree will be 9.6 feet.
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