Name:_________________________________

Which Ladder?

Oh no! Shellys house is on fire and she needs to get out!

Her window that she will climb out of is 45 ft off the ground.
Her dads ladder is 53 ft long. How far away will the bottom of
the ladder have to be from the house so that Shelly can climb
out of her window and down to the ground?

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Name:_________________________________

Which Ladder?
Oh no! Kims house is on fire and she needs to get out,
but the ladder is no where to be found. The fire truck
came and is parked 80 ft away from the house. Kims
window that she will climb out of is 51 ft off the ground.
The fire truck is 12 ft tall. How long do the firemen need
to extend the ladder so that it will reach Kim?