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Answer:
The length of the longer ladder is 35 ft
Step-by-step explanation:
Please check the attachment for a diagrammatic representation of the problem
We want to calculate the length of the longer ladder ;
We make reference to the diagram
Since the two right triangles formed are similar. the ratios of their sides are equal;
Thus;
20/15 = 28/x + 15
20(x + 15) = 15(28)
20x + 300 = 420
20x = 420-300
20x = 120
x = 120/20
x = 6
So we want to calculate the hypotenuse of a right triangle with other sides 28ft and 21 ft
To do this, we use the Pythagoras’ theorem which states that square of the hypotenuse equals the sum of the squares of the two other sides
Let the hypotenuse be marked x
x^2 = 28^2 + 21^2
x^2 = 1,225
x = √1225
x = 35 ft
We have been given that Morgan is throwing a pizza party. She has 1 7/8 pounds of cheese available and she needs 1/5 pound of cheese to make each pizza. We are asked to find the number of full pizzas that Morgan can make with the amount of cheese she has.
To solve our given problem, we will divide total amount of cheese by amount of cheese used to make each pizza.
Now we will convert our division problem into multiplication problem by flipping the 2nd fraction.
We are asked to find the number of full pizzas and we can see that Morgan can make 9 full and pizzas.
Since there are 9 full pizzas, therefore, Morgan can make 9 full pizzas with the amount of cheese she has.