document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=774669>Question 774669</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> You have taken over an abandoned project of drilling a water well. After 3 hours of drilling at a rate of 3.5 feet per hour, the depth is 27.5 ft.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "How deep was the hole before you began drilling? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "= 10.5 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "27.5 feet - 10.5 feet = 17 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The hole was 17 feet deep before<BR>\n" );
document.write( "you began drilling.<BR>\n" );
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