Jane: Think: the hypotenuse of her ramp is 14 inches and the angle opposite the rise is 30 degrees. Thus, cos 30 deg = (adj side) / (hyp) = (adj side) / (14 in).
Solving for (adj side), we get (adj side) = (14 in)(sqrt(3)/2) = 7 sqrt(3) inches.
<span>1.5 times the number of carnation bushes.
If the number of carnation bushes is c.
R = 1.5c - 7
Hope this helps:-)</span>
X=2 shown in the work below.
