A yardstick casts a shadow of 8 inches. At the same time, a tree casts a shadow of 52 feet. How tall

A yardstick casts a shadow of 8 inches. At the same time, a tree casts a shadow of 52 feet. How tall is the tree?

Setup a proportion of height to shadow distance where h is the height of the tree:
36/8 = h/52

Using our proportion calculator, we get:
h = 234 feet