Question

HELP PLEASE
The height of a tower is three times the height of a certain building. If the tower is 50 m taller than the building, how tall is the tower?

Answer 1

t=tower height b=building height
t=3*b
t=50m+b a way to think of it.

Answer 2

OKAYYY so what do i do?

Answer 3

b=t/3
t=50+t/3
t-50=t/3
3t-150=t
-150=t-3t
-150=-2t
150=2t
75m=t
I think this is right. you might want to check it out.

Answer 4

this is really confusing

Answer 5

ok let me break it down for you

Answer 6

alright

Answer 7

t=tower height
b=building height
t=3*b because The height of a tower is three times the height of a certain building
t=50m+b because tower is 50 m taller than the building
are you with me so far?

Answer 8

yep so far so good!

Answer 9

alright good =)
what I did was take one of the equations ad solve for b.
\[t=3*b\]
\[\frac{t}{3}=b\]

Answer 10

aye wait!

Answer 11

yes?

Answer 12

wouldnt it be 3b=t

Answer 13

no because we are solving for b not t

Answer 14

oh okay

Answer 15

but i dont understand how you got t over 3?

Answer 16

ok so t=3xb right? so in order to get b on one side of the equal sign by itself you need to divide both sides by 3 so \[\frac{t}{3}=\frac{3b}{3}\]

Answer 17

whered you get the (x) after the 3?

Answer 18

that's the same as * just multiplication =)