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A boat has a ladder that’s 10 feet long, and hangs off the side of the boat, with its last three feet submerged in water. If the ocean tide rises five feet, how much of the ladder will be underwater? Explain why.

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Step-by-step explanation: 15 feet of the ladder will be under the water because at first the ladder was 10 feet long then it rises from under water

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