SOLUTION: if a billboard is 15ft off the ground and 20ft high how many feet of ladder is required to reach the top of the billboard.

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Question 458495: if a billboard is 15ft off the ground and 20ft high how many feet of ladder is required to reach the top of the billboard.
Answer by richard1234(7193)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
If "off the ground" means that the bottom of the billboard is 15 feet above the ground, then I'm guessing 35 feet.
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