Question

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A farmer is building a chicken coop/ She digs some hole for the support poles. The bottom of the first hole is -6 1/4 ft from ground level. The bottom of the second hole is 1/3 as far from ground level as the first hole.

What is the position of the bottom of the second hole, relative to ground level?

A. 18 3/4 ft
B. 2 1/12 ft
C. -2 1/12 ft
B. -18 3/4 ft

Answer 1

The second hole is 1/3 as far from ground level as the first hole, which is at -6 1/4 ft. Upon calculation, the depth of the second hole is -2 1/12 ft, option C.

Step-by-step explanation:

The bottom of the second hole is located at a position relative to ground level that is one-third the distance of the first hole. Since the first hole is at -6 1/4 ft, we need to find one-third of that distance. To do this, we convert the mixed number to an improper fraction: -25/4 ft. Then we divide by 3 to find the depth of the second hole:

-25/4 ÷ 3 = -25/12 ft

Now we express -25/12 ft as a mixed number to get the final answer:

-2 1/12 ft

The bottom of the second hole is therefore -2 1/12 ft from ground level, which is option C.

Answer 2

The correct calculations are 3