Question 391636
The total height of a building and the flagpole on the roof is 147 feet. The building is 6 times as high as the flagpole. How high is the flagpole?
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flagpole = x feet
building = 147-x
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147-x= 6x
add x to both sides
147= 6x+x7x=147
/7
x= 21 feet the height of the flagpole
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