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A line was measured by a forest guard and he counted 2 full chains and 19 links. what is the length of the line in meters?

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Answer:

44.055792 m

Explanation:

A chain is 20.1168 meters. A link is 1/100 chains, so the line was measured at ...

2 +19/100 = 2.19 chains

In meters, that is ...

(2.19 ch)(20.1168 m/ch) = 44.055792 m

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