SOLUTION: The product of Janelle's height and 8 is 112 . Use the variable j to represent Janelle's height.

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Question 164057: The product of Janelle's height and 8 is 112 .
Use the variable j to represent Janelle's height.
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The product of Janelle's height and 8 is 112 .
Use the variable j to represent Janelle's height.
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j times 8 = 112
8j = 112
Divide thru by 8
j = 112/8
j = 14
(Janelle is short, unless that's 14 feet.)