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Item 11 A 20-foot ladder leans against a wall so that it is 16 feet high at the top. The ladder is moved so that the base of the ladder travels toward the wall twice the distance that the top of the ladder
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Item 11 A 20-foot ladder leans against a wall so that it is 16 feet high at the top. The ladder is moved so that the base of the ladder travels toward the wall twice the distance that the top of the ladder moves up. How much higher is the top of the ladder now?

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The top of the ladder is now 3.2 feet higher.

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Item 11 A 20-foot ladder leans against a wall so that it is 16 feet high at the top-example-1
Item 11 A 20-foot ladder leans against a wall so that it is 16 feet high at the top-example-2
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