8 ft up the building is where the top of the ladder touches (use Pythagorean Theorem)
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There are 8 pencils and 16 erasers.
Step-by-step explanation:
Given,
Ratio of pencils to eraser = 1:2
Total number of pencils and erasers = 24
Let,
x be the original number.
Therefore,
Number of pencils = x
Number of erasers = 2x
Thus,
x+2x = 24

Dividing both sides by 3

Number of pencils = 8
Number of erasers = 2(8) = 16
There are 8 pencils and 16 erasers.
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Is that the whole question? What kind of advantage are we talking about here?
One possibility would be that the 4-inch box has a greater volume (capacity) than does the 3 1/4-in box. If that's the question here, then your job is to calculate the difference in volume. Find the vol. of each box and subtract the smaller from the larger to calculate the "size advantage" or "volume advantage."