A ladder is leaning against a building. The distance from the bottom of the ladder to the building is 14 ft shorter than the length of the ladder. How high up the side of the building is the top of the ladder if that distance is 7 ft less than the length of the ladder?

Combine the information in the problem and the chart using the average balance method to solve the problem.

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Without multiplying, tell which product is larger and why. 5 × 1/3 or 5 × 2/3 a)5 × 1/3 because 1/3 is less than 2/3 b) 5 × 1/3 because 1/3 is greater than 2/3 c) 5 × 2/3 because 1/3 is less than 23 d) 5 × 23 because 1/3 is greater than 2/3