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Rodrigo is buying a five and a half foot long fishing rod for his father for his birthday he wants to put it in a bag so that his dad will not be able to guess what is in the Box the box he wants to use is 4 feet long and 4 feet wide will the pole fit in the Box justify your reasoning

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No, it will not fit. If the length of the rod is 5½ft long, and the box is 4ft long, which do you think is longer? 5½ > 4. So the rod is longer, which means it can't fit inside the box.

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No, it will not fit. If the length of the rod is 5½ft long, and the box is 4ft long, which do you think is longer? 5½ > 4. So the rod is longer, which means it can't fit inside the box.

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