Application Problems

To build a wall, a mason will use blocks that are \(5\frac34\) inches high, held together with \(\frac38\) inch-thick layers of mortar.  If the plans call for 8 layers, called course, of blocks, what will be the height of the wall when completed?

Fina the height of a wall if 8 layers (called courses) of \(7\frac38\)-inch-high blocks are held together by \(\frac14\)-inch-thick layers of mortar.

approximate the result