9514 1404 393
Explanation:
Make use of the properties of equality.
a = 2b +6 . . . . . given
a = 9b -8 . . . . . given
2b +6 = 9b -8 . . . . . . . substitution property of equality
6 = 7b -8 . . . . . . . . . . . subtraction property of equality
14 = 7b . . . . . . . . . . . . . addition property of equality
2 = b . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . division property of equality
b = 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . symmetric property of equality
Answer:

Let 'x' represent the height of the statue.
1 ft = 0.3048 m
5.5 ft = 5.5*0.3048 m
Using the similar triangles we can write:
x : 3 = 12 : (5.5*0.3048)
x = 21.47 m
The statue is 21.47 meters tall
Answer:
well, only 87 people were asked. How did they get 482?
also, they should have asked the people in the library.
(n/3) + 8 = 16
n/3 = 16 - 8
n/3 = 8
n = 8 * 3
n = 24 <===