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Answer:
3 times
Step-by-step explanation:
Firstly we calculate the number of minutes between 8 and 11 am
The number of hours is 3 hours
The number of minutes is 180 minutes since 1 hour is 60 minutes
Now out of 180, to know the number of times that they both leave, we need to get the multiples of both between 0 and 180
The multiples are;
60, 120, 180
This means that they leave together 3 times
Let a and b represent the heights of the corresponding buildings (in meters).
... a = b +271 . . . . . . . a is 271 meters taller than b
... 2b -a = 211 . . . . . . if a is subtracted from twice b, the result is 211
Use the expression for a in the first equation to substitute for a in the second.
... 2b - (b+271) = 211
... b = 482 . . . . . . . . . . . simplify and add 271
... a = b +271 = 753
Building a is 753 meters tall; building b is 482 meters tall.
