Marvin has a 27-foot ladder. Safety standards dictate that the base of a 27-foot ladder should be
placed 7 feet from a vertical wall. How far above the
ground will the top of the ladder be on the wall, in
feet? (Round your answer to the nearest tenth.)

15.1657508881 or 15.17

Step-by-step explanation:

I believe you are supposed to use the hypotenuse of a right triangle equation

a2+b2=c2

Let's begin! 27 feet is the hypotenuse (the longest part of a right triangle)(c)

so 7*7 is equal to 49

and 27*27 is equal to 279

Now you put the numbers back into the equation

49+b2=279, Now let's solve for b

279-49=230 b2=230

230 squared is 15.1657508881

Hope this makes sense!

75

step-by-step explanation:

you do x-29=46 (the number of cantaloupes sold)

in order to find x, you have to find what minus 29 equals 46, meaning you'd have to add 29 to 46.

29+46=75

if you replace x with 75, the equation looks like:

75-29=46

x=75