SOLUTION: 4/7 of a pole in a mud . when 1/4 of this part is pulled out ,5/2 meters of the pole is still in the mud . what is the full length of the pole?

Question 317392: 4/7 of a pole in a mud . when 1/4 of this part is pulled out ,5/2 meters of the pole is still in the mud . what is the full length of the pole?
Answer by josmiceli(19441) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
When 1/4 is pulled, out of the mud, there is 3/4 left in the mud
given:
fraction of pole still in the mud
Let = the full length of the pole
meters

meters
meters
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