A boat is sailing about 400 feet from the cliff at the shore of a lake. A sailor on the boat uses a device to measure the angle
of elevation between the lake level and the top of the cliff. He draws a diagram like the one below. Using his measurements, find the height of the cliff to the nearest thousandth.
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Answer:
Step-by-step explanation:
We are given the following information:
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<em>each person uses 3/8 a box</em>
<em>there are 6 boxes</em>
Because each box is , and there are 6 boxes, we know that 1 person is
, or
.
In order to find how many people can use the 6 boxes, we can divide it by 3 (for each use):
48 / 3 = 16
Therefore, 16 people can share the worms.
<em>Hope this helps! :)</em>