document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1195099>Question 1195099</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A fence open on both sides has 26 wooden posts each 10 feet apart. What is the length of the fence? </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "As indicated in the responses from the other two tutors, the wording of the problem is abysmal.  Re-post the problem exactly as it was given to you; if this is the way it was given to you, then there's not much we (or you) can do, except guess the real meaning.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "\"A fence open on both sides\" could be simply a straight length of fence.  In that case, 26 posts define 25 lengths of fence.  So perhaps the length of the fence is 25*10 = 250 feet?<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Note, however, that the phrase \"each 10 feet apart\" is terrible language also.  It almost certainly means that the distance between neighboring posts is 10 feet; but that's not what the words say.  \"apart\" indicates that you are talking about two (or more) objects; grammatically, \"each (one) 10 feet apart\" is meaningless.<br><BR>\n" );
document.write( "ANSWER (my guess): 250 feet<br><BR>\n" );
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