LADDERS A ladder is resting against a wall. The top of the ladder touches the
wall at a height of 15 feet, and the length
of the ladder is one foot more than twice
its distance from the wall. Find the
distance from the wall to the bottom of
the ladder. (Hint: Use the Pythagorean
Theorem to solve the problem.)

The jurassic zoo charges $14 for each adult admission and $5 for each child. the total bill for 77 people from a school trip was $565. how many adults and how many children went to the zoo? i

An office supply company conducted a survey before marketing a new paper shredder designed for home use. in the survey, 80 % of the people who tried the shredder were satisfied with it. because of this high satisfaction rate, the company decided to market the new shredder. assume that 80 % of all people are satisfied with this shredder. during a certain month, 100 customers bought this shredder. find the probability that of these 100 customers, the number who are satisfied is 69 or fewer.

Lines f and g are cut by the transversal d. the measure of 1 = 2x + 35 and the measure of 8 = 10x - 85. what value of x will show that lines f and g are parallel? a. 19 b. 26 c. 18 d. 15