SOLUTION: The height of the first building is 24 feet more than three times the height of the second building. If the difference in their heights is 422.5 feet, find the heights of the two b

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Question 1087458: The height of the first building is 24 feet more than three times the height of the second building. If the difference in their heights is 422.5 feet, find the heights of the two building.
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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A=24%2B3B
A-B=422.5
Substituting,
24%2B3B-B=422.5
2B=398.5
Solve for B, then use either equation to solve for A.