Question 1169277
A triple jump consists of hop, step and jump.
 The length of Keith's step was three-quarters of the length of his hop
s = .75h
arrange h in terms of s
.75h = s
h = s/.75
h = 1.3333s
 and the length of his jump was half the length of his step.
j = .5s
 if the total length of Keith's triple jump was 17 meters,
h + s + j = 17
replace h and j
1.3333s + s + .5s  = 17
2.83s = 17
s = 17/2.8333
s = 6 meters is the step
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 what was the length of his hop, in meters?
h = 1.3333 * 6
h = 8 meters is the hop