Question

A tree is standing by the side of a building.1/3 if the height of the tree is above the building 's height. If the building is 12m high,find the height of the tree.

Answer 1

Answer:

Let height of the tree be x

1/3 of x is above the building, that means 2/3 of x is equal to the height of the building, that gives

2/3 * x =12m

x =12*3/2

x=18m

Height of the tree is 18m.