SOLUTION: please help me with this problem. The total height of a building and the flagpole on the roof is 230 feet. The building is 9 times as high as the flagpole. How high is the fl

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Question 180828: please help me with this problem.
The total height of a building and the flagpole on the roof is 230 feet. The building is 9 times as high as the flagpole. How high is the flagpole?
Answer by Mathtut(3670) About Me  (Show Source):
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let the height of the flagpole be x
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9x+x=230
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10x=230
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