Question

The height of the TEXAM building is 636

feet. A flagpole extends from the building at
a point one-sixth of the distance from the
ground to the roof. How many yards from
the ground is the flagpole mounted?

Answer 1

Explanation:

First convert 636 feet to yards. That is 212 yards. If the flagpole is 1/6 of the distance from the ground to the roof, it is 1/6 of the height of the building, or

1/6(212) which is 35 1/3 yards off the ground. Remember that the word "of" means to multiply.