- this is because how we get 33,200 by calculation is use the total amount and times 7.4% to get 33,200. So we are just working backwards. Since it was times before, then we divide after.
33,200÷7.4%
=33,200÷0.074
≈448648 (you can't round up when the real amount is less the exact amount)
Answer:The base of the ladder should be placed so that it is one foot away from the building for every four feet of hight to where the ladder rests against the building. This is known as the 4 to 1 rule.