The Eiffel Tower is 497 ft taller than the Washington Monument. Ifeach of the monuments were 58ft shorter, the eiffel tower would betwice as tall as the washington monument. How tall is each

curukksm

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2022-09-04

The Eiffel Tower is 497 ft taller than the Washington Monument. Ifeach of the monuments were 58ft shorter, the eiffel tower would betwice as tall as the washington monument. How tall is each

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Hofpoetb9

Hofpoetb9

Beginner2022-09-05Added 17 answers

x = Washington Monument
x + 497 = Eiffel Tower
x + 497 - 58 = 2(x - 58)
x + 439 = 2x - 116
x = 555ft (Washington monument)
x + 497 = 1052ft (Eiffel Tower)
and now you can check.
555 - 58 = 497ft.
1052 - 58 = 994ft
994/497 = 2.
Julius Blankenship

Julius Blankenship

Beginner2022-09-06Added 3 answers

Eiffel Tower = E
Washington Manument = W
E = W + 497
(E - 58) = 2(W - 58) which goes to E - 58 = 2W - 116 get E by itself .... E = 2W - 58
now multiply the equation E = W + 497 all by -2 to get -2E =-2W - 994 now add the 2 equations
(-2E = -2W - 994) + (E = 2W - 58) cancles out the W
-E = -1052
Plug back E into any of the equations to get W and you get...
E = 1052 Feet
W = 555 Feet

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