Question

The total height of the Statue of Liberty and its pedestal is 153 feet more than the height of the statue. Write and solve an equation to find the height h (in feet) of the statue. An equation is blank = 305 The height of the statue is blank feet

Answer 1

The height of the statue is 152 feet

Explanation:

The complete question is :

The total height of the Statue of Liberty and its pedestal is 305 feet. This is 153 more than the height of the statue. Write and solve an equation to find the height h (in feet) of the statue.

Let

h ----> the height of the statue in feet

p ---> the height of the pedestal in feet

we know that

`h+p=305` ----> equation A

`h+153=h+p` ---> equation B

so

substitute equation A in equation B and solve for h

`h+153=305`

subtract 153 both sides

`h=305-153`

`h=152\ ft`