document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=27696>Question 27696</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> could somebody help with this word problem???\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "A lake is 120 fathoms deep. Use the fact that there are 6 feet in a fathom to tell the depth of the lake in feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I do not know how to set this problem up???? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #15074 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sdmmadam@yahoo.com><B>sdmmadam@yahoo.com(530)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-10.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=sdmmadam@yahoo.com><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=15074\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A lake is 120 fathoms deep. Use the fact that there are 6 feet in a fathom to tell the depth of the lake in feet.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The depth of the lake in fathoms is  120 fathoms<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now to find the depth of the lake in feet <BR>\n" );
document.write( "1 fathom = 6 ft<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore 120 fathoms = 120X6 feet = 720 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Answer: The depth of the lake is 720 feet<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Verification: <BR>\n" );
document.write( "Our answer is the depth of the lake is 720 feet <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= (120X6) feet <BR>\n" );
document.write( "= (120)X(6 feet)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "= 120 fathoms which is correct.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Real life example:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Your dad gives 120 dollars to buy chocolates for your friends.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "And he tells you of a dollar store that sells a pack of 6 chocolates for 1 dollar.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "If you  pay 1$ at the store you would get 6 chocolates.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Therefore with 120 $ you will be able to buy (120X6) = 720 chocolates of course, is n't it?<BR>\n" );
document.write( "How to verify:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Come home and check the total number of packs.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "There sure are 120 packs each having inside it 6 chocolates.  </SPAN>\n" );
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