Victoria holds a 5 foot long fishing pole. The fishing line extends 3 feet to the water's surface and then another 12.6 feet to

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a hook. How far is the fish from the hook?

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nevsk [136] · Answer 1 · 2023-09-30T23:12:57+03:00

The fish, the fishing pole and the water surface are all in equivalent ratio, and the fish is 21 feet from the hook

<h3>How to determine the distance between the fish and the hook?</h3>

To do this, we make use of the following equivalent ratio

3 : 12.6 = 5 : x

Where x represents the distance between the fish and the hook

Express the ratio as a fraction

12.6/3 = x/5

Multiply both sides by 5

x = 5 * 12.6/3

Evaluate

x = 21

Hence, the fish is 21 feet from the hook

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