SOLUTION: please help!! A lake is 120 fathoms deep. Use the fact that there are 6 fett in a fathom to tell the depth of the lake in feet

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A lake is 120 fathoms deep. Use the fact that there are 6 fett in a fathom to tell the depth of the lake in feet
This question is from textbook Alegbra concepts and applications

Answer by tutorcecilia(2152)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
1 fathom = 6 ft
120 fathom = x ft
Set up the proportions and solve:
1/6=12/x [Cross-multiply]
x=(6)(120)
x=720 ft

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