Answer:
14 inches
Step-by-step explanation:
Length of the hole = 16(½) inches
Length of the dirt = 8(¾)inches
The distance between the top of the pile to the bottom of the hole = ?
Since the dirt is beside the hole and not inside the hole, we can find it's length using addition.
Distance from the top to the bottom = length of dirt + length of the hole
Length of dirt = 8×¾ = 6 inches
Length of the hole = 16 × ½ = 8 inches
Distance from the top of the dirt to the bottom of the hole = (6 + 8) inches
Distance from the top of the dirt to the bottom of the hole = 14 inches
Note: the only way we can use subtraction here is if the hole was filled with dirt, what's the distance that's left
Distance left = length of hole - length of dirt
Distance left = 8 - 6 = 2 inches .
But what the question requested was the distance from the top of the dirt to the bottom of the hole
