Question

The clearance of the golden gate bridge in san fransisco is 67 meters. this clearance is about 14.8 meters less than 2 times the clearance of the Brooklyn bridge in new york city. what is the approximate clearance of the brooklyn bridge?

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Answer 1

I think it would be x = (67 + 14.8)/2 with x being the clearance of the brooklyn bridge.

Then you just need to solve for x

which is x=40.9

Explanation: