SOLUTION: The Eiffel Tower is 497 feet taller than the Washington Monument. If each of the monuments were 58 feet shorter, the Eiffel Tower would be twice as tall as the Washington Monument
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Question 818905: The Eiffel Tower is 497 feet taller than the Washington Monument. If each of the monuments were 58 feet shorter, the Eiffel Tower would be twice as tall as the Washington Monument. How tall is each?
Answer by richwmiller(17219) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
e=w+497
e-58=2*(w-58)
e=2w-116+58
e=2w-58
e=w+497
2w-58=w+497
w=497+58
w=555
e=1052
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