Mr. Clayton is leaning a ladder against the side of his house to repair the roof. The top of the ladder reaches the roof, which is 12 feet high. The base of the ladder is 9 feet away from the house, where Mr. Clayton's son is holding it steady. How long is the ladder? I don't understand the Pythagorean theorem in word problems its just really confusing.

How many glue sticks are in a basket containing 96 scissors, if the ratio of glue sticks to scissors is 19 to 57.

When lulu enlarged her drawing of a rabbit, the enlarged picture appeared to be distorted. which statement about the transformation applied to her drawing is true?

(50 ) mrs. julien’s and mrs. castillejo’s classes are selling cookie dough for a school fundraiser. customers can buy packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and packages of triple chocolate cookie dough. mrs. julien’s class sold 25 packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and 30 packages of triple chocolate cookie dough for a total of $221.25. mrs. castillejo’s class sold 5 packages of macadamia nut chip cookie dough and 45 packages of triple chocolate cookie dough for a total of $191.25. (a) write the system of equations that model the problem. be sure to explain which equation represents which situation. (b) find the cost of each type of cookie. show your work. (c) explain which method you used to solve the system and why you chose that method.