Answer:
10.7 feet
Step-by-step explanation:
The ladder, the ground and the wall form the shape of a right angled triangle as shown in the image below.
The hypotenuse of the triangle is 14 feet (length of ladder)
The base of the triangle is 9 feet long (the distance from the base of the ladder to the wall)
We need to find the height of the triangle. We can apply Pythagoras rule:
where hyp = hypotenuse
a = base of the triangle
b = height of the triangle
Therefore:
The wall reaches 10.7 feet high.
Consider, please, this solution/explanation:
1. suppose, that number of cars is 'x', numbers of buses is 'y'.
2. according to the condition 'a total of 32', it means that x+y=32. This is the 1st equation.
3. according to the condition in one car are 3x persons, in one bus are 27y persons, and totaly 3x+27y=408 people. This is the 2d equation.
4. if to solve the system of two equations:
Answer: 13 - b., 19 - c.