SOLUTION: Lamp posts along one side of a street are 6 km apart. If they extend for one and a half km, find the number of lamp posts along the street.

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Question 389395: Lamp posts along one side of a street are 6 km apart. If they extend for one and a half km, find the number of lamp posts along the street.
Answer by richard1234(7193) About Me  (Show Source):
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Either zero or one. There cannot be two or more, as the street would have to be longer than 6 km.