Answer:
1 1/2
Step-by-step explanation:
1/4 cups * 6 batches = 1/4 * 6 = 6/4 = 1 2/4 = 1 1/2
The right triangle has legs of x and 2.5 where x is the height up the wall that the ladder will reach. The length of the ladder is the hypotenuse of the right triangle.
According to the Pythagorean Theorem, x^2 + 2.5^2 = 12^2
x = 11.736 approx To the nearest tenth that is 11.7.