Question

The height of one story of a building is about 10 feet. The bottom of the ladder on the fire truck must be at least 24 feet away from the building. How many stories can the ladder reach?

Answer 1

The most possible answer is 2 stories 

Answer 2

Answer: There are atleast 2 stories that the ladder can reach.

Step-by-step explanation:

Since we have given that

Height of one story of a building  = 10 feet

Length between the bottom of the ladder and the building = 24 feet

So, we need to find the number of stories that the ladder can reach.

So, Number of stories is given by

$\dfrac{\text{Length b/w ladder and building}}{\text{Height of one story}}\\\\=\dfrac{24}{10}\\\\=2.4$

Hence, there are atleast 2 stories that the ladder can reach.