document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=27160>Question 27160</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world. It is 237 meters higher than K2the second talest mountain. If the sum of their heights is 17,459 meters<BR>\n" );
document.write( "how tal is each mountain?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How do I write the formula for this? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #26775 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tran3209><B>tran3209(100)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-08.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=tran3209><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=26775\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Suppose that x is the height of K2\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then that makes Mt.Everest is x+237 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Then you can put together a simple formula to solve for x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%2B+%28x%2B237%29+=+17%2C459 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%2B+%28x%2B237%29+=+17%2C459\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+%2B+x+%2B+237+=+17%2C459 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+%2B+x+%2B+237+=+17%2C459\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+%2B+237+=+17%2C459 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+%2B+237+=+17%2C459\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+=+17%2C459-237 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+=+17%2C459-237\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2x+=+17%2C222 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2x+=+17%2C222\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+17%2C222%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+17%2C222%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x+=+8611 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x+=+8611\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The height of K2 is 8,611 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The height of Mt.Everest is (8611 + 237) or 8848 feet </SPAN>\n" );
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