Jack has a tree in his backyard that he wants to cut down to ground level. he needs to know how tall the tree is, because when he cuts it, it will fall toward his fence. jack measured the tree's shadow, and it was measured 20 feet long. at the same time jacks shadow was 22 feet long. jack is 5 feet long. a) how tall is jack? b) will the tree hit the fence if it is 9 feet away?

How to solve a simultaneous equation involved with fractions?

Jace wrote a sentence as an equation. 56 is 14 more than a number. 14+ = 56 which statement best describes jace's work? jace is not correct. the phrase more than suggests using the symbol > and jace did not use that symbol. jace is not correct. he was correct to use addition, but the equation should be 56+ p = 14 jace is not correct. the first number in the sentence is 56, so the equation should start with 56. jace is correct. the phrase more than suggests addition, so jace showed that 14 plus a variable equals 56. o

What percent of 18 is 24? and plz explain thx.