After resting they decided to go for a swim. The depth of the water is w times Dean's height. Dean is x feet taller than Ron. If Ron stands at y feet How deep was the water?
fter resting, they decided to go for a swim. This suggests that there is a swimming pool or a body of water available to them. The depth of the water is w times Dean's height. This suggests that we are dealing with a proportional relationship. Dean is x feet taller than Ron. This suggests that Dean's height is x feet taller than Ron's height. If Ron stands at y feet, how deep is the water? This suggests that we are looking for an Unknown.



In order to solve a proportional relationship, we need to find two known values. In this case, we know that Dean is x feet taller than Ron, and we know that the depth of the water is w times Dean's height. We can set up a proportion as follows:

w/x = y/(x+y)

Now we can solve for y:

y = wx/(x+y)

We can plug in known values to solve for y:

y = (2)(5)/(5+5)

y = 10/10

y = 1

Therefore, the depth of the water is 1 foot.