A periscope is 5 feet above the surface of the ocean. Through it can be seen a ship that rises to 50 feet above the water. To the nearest mile, the farthest away that the ship could be is ______ miles.

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surry99 · Answer

Have you draw a diagram of the problem?

anonymous · Answer

i do not have one the problem didn't give me one

surry99 · Answer

try to sketch your own from the problem description

anonymous · Answer

i don't even know where to start with

anonymous · Answer

that

anonymous · Answer

If i knew what to do or how to do it I wouldn't have posted it on here

surry99 · Answer

I am trying to teach you how to approach the problem so you can solve this one and similar ones on the future.  Drawing diagrams is a skill that is developed through practice.