Elementary Technical Mathematics

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1285199197
ISBN 13: 978-1-28519-919-1

Chapter 7 - Review - Page 290: 17

Answer

$216\ h$

Work Step by Step

Create a proportion using ratios as follows: $$ \frac{6}{144 }=\frac{9}{x} .$$ Set the product of the means equal to the product of the extremes and solve for $x$ $$ 6 x=9\cdot 144\Longrightarrow x=\frac{9\cdot 144}{6}=216\ h .$$
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