How tall is a tree that is 25 feet shorter than a telephone pole that is three times as tall as the tree?
If x is the height of the tree, then x + 25 is the height of the pole, which is also 3x.
So x = 12.5 feet.
How tall is a tree that is 25 feet shorter than a telephone pole that is three times as tall as the tree?
If x is the height of the tree, then x + 25 is the height of the pole, which is also 3x.
So x = 12.5 feet.