A boy is 6 ft. tall. The distance from the boy to a mirror is 8 ft. From the mirror to the house is 16 ft. How high is the top of the house?

x = ?

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A boy is 6 ft. tall. The distance from the boy to a mirror is 8 ft. From the mirror to the house is 16 ft. How high is the top of the house?

x = ?

lgbasallote · Answer

im pretty sure you have a figure

lgbasallote · Answer

you need to show it to us so we can help you

anonymous · Answer

well, the problem doesnt give an angle or picture, it only has the pictures from the examples

anonymous · Answer

i thought i need one too thats why im all confused lolz

lgbasallote · Answer

well you need to tell us where the boy, mirror and house are

anonymous · Answer

okay here's an equation that I came up with, its not a figure, but its what i got im just not sure how to solve it.
Boy = 6ft/mirror = 8ft = house = 16/house top = ?
6/8 = 16/x

anonymous · Answer

idk whether to multiply or divide or if that equation is even right :/

lgbasallote · Answer

this is seriously impossible to solve without a figure...is there nothing in the "examples" about a boy, mirror and a house?

anonymous · Answer

heres the pics i got: https://media.glynlyon.com/a_matgeo_2011/5/group120.gif https://media.glynlyon.com/a_matgeo_2011/5/group121.gif https://media.glynlyon.com/a_matgeo_2011/5/group122.gif

lgbasallote · Answer

that's all?

anonymous · Answer

yeah thats all they've given me. There may be an error, it's happened before...

lgbasallote · Answer

ahh picture number 2 is similar...

lgbasallote · Answer

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so in triangle form

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you're looking for x