SOLUTION: The height of the Washington Monument is 50.5 inches more than 10 times the length of a side of its square base. If the sum of these two dimensions is 7327 inches, find the height

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Question 714847: The height of the Washington Monument is 50.5 inches more than 10 times the length of a side of its square base. If the sum of these two dimensions is 7327 inches, find the height of the Washington Monument.
I am having a hard time setting this problem up to work it out. I know the answer is 6665.5 inches but nothing I have come up with matches this answer.

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