Question

the elevation in denver colorado is 13 times greater than that of waikapu, hawaii. the sum of their elevations is 5600 feet. find the elevation of each city

Answer 1

h1 = waikapu height
h2 = denver height

A) 13 h1 = h2
B) h1 + h2 = 5,600

B) h1 + 13h1 = 5,600
B) 14h1 = 5,600
h1 = Waikapu height = 400 feet

h2 = 5,600 - h1
h2 = 5,600 -400
h2 = Denver height = 5,200