document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=892415>Question 892415</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "let x=height of Washington Monument<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+497=height of Eiffel Tower<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x+497-58=2(x-58)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+439=2x-116<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x=439+116=555<BR>\n" );
document.write( "x+497=1052<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height of Washington Monument=555 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "height of Eiffel Tower=1052 ft </SPAN>\n" );
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