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
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Answer:The height of the statue is 152 feetStep-by-step 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.Leth ----> the height of the statue in feetp ---> the height of the pedestal in feetwe know that[tex]h+p=305[/tex] ----> equation A[tex]h+153=h+p[/tex] ---> equation Bsosubstitute equation A in equation B and solve for h[tex]h+153=305[/tex]subtract 153 both sides[tex]h=305-153[/tex][tex]h=152\ ft[/tex]