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  • 03-03-2020
  • Mathematics
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To find the depth of a well, a farmer lowers a 50-foot rope vertically into the well. If 15 feet of rope remain above the well, how deep (in feet) is the well?

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  • 11-03-2020

The well is 35 feet deep.

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

Length of rope = 50 feet

Length of remaining rope = 15 feet

Let,

x be the depth of well.

Total length of rope = Length of remaining + Depth of well

[tex]50=15+x\\50-15=x\\x=35[/tex]

The well is 35 feet deep.

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