There is a pole in the lake. One-half of the pole is in the ground, another one is one-third of it is covered by water, and 12 ft. is out of the water. What is the total length of the pole in feet?

Easy - 1 chain plus 6 feet.:cool:

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Originally Posted by ebaines

Easy - 1 chain plus 6 feet.:cool:

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?? How did you get that??

x/3 + x/2 + 12 = x, solve for x.

I thought I would be funny by giving the answer in something other than feet - a chain is defined to be 66 ft, or exactly 4 rods.

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Originally Posted by ebaines

x/3 + x/2 + 12 = x, solve for x.

I thought I would be funny by giving the answer in something other than feet - a chain is defined to be 66 ft, or exactly 4 rods.

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Your very funny
Thanks