SOLUTION: "A number cubed less the number tripled" "The smoke stacks of the luxury liner cleared the bridge by 25 ft as it passed beneath it. Express the height of the stacks in terms of

Question 317402: "A number cubed less the number tripled"
"The smoke stacks of the luxury liner cleared the bridge by 25 ft as it passed beneath it. Express the height of the stacks in terms of the bridge's height."
"As his reputation and referral business grew, Keith began to charge $75 per service call plus an hourly rate of $50 for the repair and maintenance of home computers. Express the cost of a service call in terms of the number of hours spent on the call."
Answer by Fombitz(32388) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
"A number cubed less the number tripled"

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"The smoke stacks of the luxury liner cleared the bridge by 25 ft as it passed beneath it. Express the height of the stacks in terms of the bridge's height."
where is the stack height and is the bridge height.
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"As his reputation and referral business grew, Keith began to charge $75 per service call plus an hourly rate of $50 for the repair and maintenance of home computers. Express the cost of a service call in terms of the number of hours spent on the call."

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