The total height of the texas capitol building, b, and the goddess of liberty statue that stands on top of it, g, is 326.6 feet. the difference in heights between the building and the statue is 295.4 feet. how tall are the building and statue each? (also this is "applying systems of linear equations" )

We write the mathematical expression correctly:   1/2 + (2/5) s = s - 3/4  we group similar terms:   s (1- (2/5)) = 1/2 - 3/4  we rewrite:   s (5 / 5- (2/5)) = 2/4 - 3/4  s (3/5) = -1/4  s = (5/3) * (- 1/4)  s = -5 / 12  answer:   the value of s is:   s = -5 / 12