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Austin is climbing on a ladder that is attached against the side of a jungle gym wall. He is 5 feet off the ground and 3 feet horizontally from the base of the ladder, which is 15 feet from the wall. How high up the wall is the top of the ladder?
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so I get it now!

so he is currently 5 feet vertically form the wall
he is currently 3 feet horizonatlly from the wall
the ladder's base is 15 total feet from the wall

height:base=5:3

to find the total height
x:15
multiply 5:3 by 5
25:15

so the top of the ladders's vertical height is 25 feet

so the answer is the ladder is 25 feet from the ground
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