document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=786037>Question 786037</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> two buildings have the same total height. One building has 8 floors with height h. The other building has a groin floor of 16 ft and 6 other floors with height h. Write and solve an equation to find the height h of these floors. </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Let's make two equations: x will represent the height of each floor and h will be the total height. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Building #1:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x=h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Building #2:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "16+6x=h<BR>\n" );
document.write( "We can combine these equations as:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8x=16+6x<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Solve for x and we get:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "2x=16 or<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So now we know the height of the floors is:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Make sense?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "RJ<BR>\n" );
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