Question

A woman has a ladder that is 10 feet long. If she sets the base of the ladder on level ground 8 feet from the side of a house, how many feet above the ground will the top of the ladder be when it rests against the house?

1. 2
2. 5
3. 8
4. 6

Answer 1

2 feet extra

Explanation:

so if you do common subtraction 8-10is 2 so here is 2 feet over her house