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  • 19-04-2017
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The height to length ratio of a brick wall is 3:20. The wall Is 40 feet long. How high is it

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ladesele
ladesele ladesele
  • 19-04-2017
do you have a picture or anything??


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irspow
irspow irspow
  • 19-04-2017
This is a ratio so we can simply set up a relation to find the unknown dimension...

If 3:20=h:l we can say:

3/20=h/l  and we are told l=40 so:

3/20=h/40  multiply both sides by 40

120/20=h  do indicated division

h=6 ft

So the wall is 6 feet high.
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