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OpenStudy (amtran_bus):

Basic math help: set up an equation

OpenStudy (amtran_bus):

Two trees have a combined height of 60 feet, and the taller tree is x times the height of the shorter tree. How tall is the shorter tree, in terms of x?

OpenStudy (amtran_bus):

A) 60/1+x B) 60/x C) 30/x D) 60-2x E) 30-5x

OpenStudy (amtran_bus):

I went about it completely wrong. I picked 60-2x at first but nope.

OpenStudy (ilovepuppies):

First you g to find x any ideas on what x is?

OpenStudy (mathmate):

hints: |dw:1466174130385:dw|

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