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To answer this problem, you have to make it so that we have the same proportion as 3:4, but the difference between them is 16. Since the two numbers are consecutive, if we multiply both of them by 16, we would get a difference of 16 between them. So, it would be 48:64 and since we need to find the height of the taller tree, we get B(64)   
 
To answer this problem, you have to make it so that we have the same proportion as 3:4, but the difference between them is 16. Since the two numbers are consecutive, if we multiply both of them by 16, we would get a difference of 16 between them. So, it would be 48:64 and since we need to find the height of the taller tree, we get B(64)   
  
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Problem

The top of one tree is $16$ feet higher than the top of another tree. The heights of the two trees are in the ratio $3:4$. In feet, how tall is the taller tree?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 48 \qquad\textbf{(B)}\ 64 \qquad\textbf{(C)}\ 80 \qquad\textbf{(D)}\ 96\qquad\textbf{(E)}\ 112$

Solution

Let the height of the taller tree be $h$ and let the height of the smaller tree be $h-16$. Since the ratio of the smaller tree to the larger tree is $\frac{3}{4}$, we have $\frac{h-16}{h}=\frac{3}{4}$. Solving for $h$ gives us $h=64 \Rightarrow \boxed{\textbf{(B)}\ 64}$

Solution 2

To answer this problem, you have to make it so that we have the same proportion as 3:4, but the difference between them is 16. Since the two numbers are consecutive, if we multiply both of them by 16, we would get a difference of 16 between them. So, it would be 48:64 and since we need to find the height of the taller tree, we get B(64)


See Also

2010 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources)
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Problem 12
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