Question

Dennis stood on a 9 foot ladder to measure the sunflower. How much taller is the tallest sunflower than the ladder?

Answer 1

Answer:

See Explanation

Step-by-step explanation:

Given

$Ladder = 9ft$

$Tallest\ Sunflower = x$

Required

How much taller is the tallest

To get this, we simply calculate the difference between the height of the tallest sunflower and the ladder.

i.e.

$Difference = Tallest\ Sunflower - Ladder$

$Difference = x - 9$

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If for instance, the tallest is 13ft, then it is 4ft taller.

Because:

$Difference = 13ft - 9ft$

$Difference = 4ft$