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The architect's side view drawing of a saltbox-style house shows a post that supports the roof ridge. the support post is 8 ft tall. the distance from the front of the house to the support post is less than the distance from the post to the back of the house. how far from the front of the house is the support post positioned?

The data set represents the ages of players in a chess club. 27, 34, 38, 16, 22, 45, 54, 60. what is the mean absolute deviation of the data set?

In the diagram, bc¯¯¯¯¯∥de¯¯¯¯¯ . what is ce ? enter your answer in the box.