SOLUTION: Members of a landscpaing company built a retaining wall. They used brick to make the top 2/3 of the wall. The total height of the wall is 2 3/4 feet. What is the height of the b

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Question 1071654: Members of a landscpaing company built a retaining wall. They used brick to make the top 2/3 of the wall. The total height of the wall is 2 3/4 feet.
What is the height of the brick portion of the wall. Write an equation to model your work. The length is 8 1/2 feet.

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