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polet
2 months ago
6

The height of one story of a building is about 10 feet. The bottom of the ladder on the fire truck must be at least 24 feet away

from the building. How many stories can the ladder reach?
Mathematics
2 answers:
Inessa [12.5K]2 months ago
5 0
The maximum possible number of stories is 2. 
Svet_ta [12.7K]2 months ago
3 0

Answer: The ladder can reach at least 2 stories.

Step-by-step explanation:

The provided information indicates that

The height for each story in a building is approximately 10 feet.

The distance from the base of the ladder to the building is 24 feet.

To determine how many stories the ladder can access, we calculate.

Thus, the number of stories is determined by

\dfrac{\text{Length b/w ladder and building}}{\text{Height of one story}}\\\\=\dfrac{24}{10}\\\\=2.4

Consequently, the ladder can reach a minimum of 2 stories.

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