SOLUTION: The total height of a building and the flagpole on the roof is 208 feet.The building is 7 times as tall as the flagpole.How tall is the building?

Question 58162: The total height of a building and the flagpole on the roof is 208 feet.The building is 7 times as tall as the flagpole.How tall is the building?
Found 2 solutions by checkley71, stanbon:
Answer by checkley71(8403) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
X+7X=208
8X=208
X=208/8
X=26 FEET FOR THE FLAG POLE
THUS THE BUILDING IS
208-26=182 FEET TALL.
Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
The total height of a building and the flagpole on the roof is 208 feet.The building is 7 times as tall as the flagpole.How tall is the building?
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Let the flagpole have measue "x".
Then height of the building is "7x".
EQUATION:
x+7x=208
8x=208
x=26 ft.
7x=182 ft. (height of the building)
Cheers,
Stan H.
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