SOLUTION: Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. It is 237 meters higher than K2, the second tallest mountain. If the sum of their heights is 17,459 meters, how tall is each mou

Question 9923: Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. It is 237 meters higher than K2, the second tallest mountain. If the sum of their heights is 17,459 meters, how tall is each mountain?
Found 2 solutions by DWL, askmemath:
Answer by DWL(56) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Ok....
Mount Everest = E
Let K2 = K
E = K + 237
Sum of both mountains is a total height of 17459
Our eqauation is E + K = 17459
So we subtitue E with (K + 237)
so our eqaution now looks like this:
Let solve for K
Lets combine Terms on the left side of the equation
Now Subtract 237 from both sides =
Sow we divide both side by 2 =
So we now know K2's height is 8,611 Meters
So Mount Everest = 8,611 + 237 = 8,848 Meters
Check 8,611 + 8,848 = 17,459
Answer by askmemath(368) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let the height of K2 = K
Then height of Mt.Everest = K+237
Combined height = 17459
or K+ K+237 = 17459
Can you solve it from here?
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