A 45 foot ladder is set against the side of a house so that it reaches up 27 feet. If Latanya grabs the ladder at its base and pulls it 3 feet farther from the house, how far up the side of the house will the ladder reach now? (The answer is not 24 ft.) Round to the nearest tenth of a foot.

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