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marta [7]
3 years ago
8

An athlete jumped 5.5 feet which was 1.1 times higher than the previous jumper how high did the previous athlete jump

Mathematics
2 answers:
saw5 [17]3 years ago
6 0

Answer:

5 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

The previous jumper jumped p

The new jumper jumped p*1.1 and that was 5.5 ft

1.1p = 5

Divide each side by 1.1

1.1p/1.1 = 5.5/1.1

p = 5

The previous jumper jumped 5 ft

Fantom [35]3 years ago
3 0

Answer:

5 ft

Step-by-step explanation:

Let the height of the previous jump be represented by j.  Then 1.1j = 5.5 ft.

Dividing both sides by 1.1, we get j = 5 ft.  This was the height of the previous jump.

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