Solve for the unknown. rewrite each phrase as a multiplication sentence. circle the scaling factor and put a box around the number of meters.
a. 1/2 as long as 8 meters = meter(s)
b. 8 times as long as 1/2 meter = meter(s)

Three numbers x, y, and z are in the ratio 2: 7: 8. if 12 is subtracted from y, then three numbers form a geometric sequence (in the order x, y–12, z). find x, y, and z. there are 2 sets.

Walking at a constant rate of 8 kilometers per hour, juan can cross a bridge in 6 minutes. what is the length of the bridge in meters?

Grace is standing 18 feet from a lighthouse and kelly is standing 10 feet from grace. the angle that grace looks up to see the top of the lighthouse is 45°. the angle that kelly looks up to see the top of the lighthouse is y°. find the height, h, of the lighthouse. find the angle, rounded to the nearest tenth of a degree, in which kelly looks up to the top of the lighthouse. to the nearest tenth of a degree, find the value of x° . in two or more sentences, explain your calculations