Convert the 1/2 to a number that has a 16 in the denominator
because you can only add or subtract numbers that have the same denominator
so 1/2 = 8/16
the 8 + 5 = 13
so 8/16 + 5/16 = 13/16
therefore your answer is 13/16
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X=y
Okay. So the bill was a total of $725, with 6% sales tax added. To find the amount of sales tax, all you have to do is multiply the amount on the bill by the percentage of tax. 725 * 6% (0.06) is 43.5. There. The sales tax was $43.50.
The answer will take the form: height smaller building = ? · height larger building, with ? = k. Already, you should be able to see that k must be less than 1. 15 feet = k (·) 90 feet; k = 15
/90 = 1/
6 the height of the larger building.