Question

The tallest snowman ever recorded- really a snow woman named Olympia-was built by residents of Bethel, Maine, and surrounding towns. Her body and head together made up her total record height of 122 ft. The body was 2 ft longer than 14 times the height of her head. What were the separate heights of Olympia's head and body?

Answer 1

The key is to write an expression that relates body and head length so you can express the entire height in one variable instead of two