A person who is 5.8 feet tall is standing in a pool. the top of the person's head is 1.6 feet above the surface of the water. how deep is the pool? write your answer as a decimal.
h feet of the person will be in the pool, and 1.6 feet of the person is above the water. Because the person is 5.8 feet tall, therefore h + 1.6 = 5.8 h = 5.8 - 1.6 = 4.2 feet