Question
A pole is painted red, blue and green. One third (1/3) of the pole is painted red and one half (1/2) of the poles
is painted blue. Five feet of the pole is painted green. What is the height of the pole?
is painted blue. Five feet of the pole is painted green. What is the height of the pole?
Answers
Ms. Sue
(1/3)x + (1/2)x + 5 = x
(5/6)x + 5 = x
5 = (1/6)x
5 / (1/6) = x
5 * 6 = x
30 = x
(5/6)x + 5 = x
5 = (1/6)x
5 / (1/6) = x
5 * 6 = x
30 = x
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