SOLUTION: could somebody help with this word problem??? 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. I do not know

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Question 27696: could somebody help with this word problem???
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.
I do not know how to set this problem up????
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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.
The depth of the lake in fathoms is 120 fathoms
Now to find the depth of the lake in feet
1 fathom = 6 ft
Therefore 120 fathoms = 120X6 feet = 720 feet
Answer: The depth of the lake is 720 feet
Verification:
Our answer is the depth of the lake is 720 feet
= (120X6) feet
= (120)X(6 feet)
= 120 fathoms which is correct.
Real life example:
Your dad gives 120 dollars to buy chocolates for your friends.
And he tells you of a dollar store that sells a pack of 6 chocolates for 1 dollar.
If you pay 1$ at the store you would get 6 chocolates.
Therefore with 120 $ you will be able to buy (120X6) = 720 chocolates of course, is n't it?
How to verify:
Come home and check the total number of packs.
There sure are 120 packs each having inside it 6 chocolates.