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There is a chain nailed to the wall. The chain is 10 feet long and the center of the chain dips down 5 feet from where each side of the chain is nailed to the wall. How far are the 2 ends of chain from each other?
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THE DINNER LASTED 2 HOURS. IN 2 HOURS, THE THICK CANDLE WAS 2⁄3 OF THE ORIGINAL LENGTH AND THE THIN CANDLE WAS 1⁄3 OF THE ORIGINAL LENGTH
66 SECONDS. WHEN THE CLOCK STRUCK SIX, THERE WERE ONLY 5 INTERVALS BETWEEN STROKES, AND EACH INTERVAL WAS 6 (30/5) SECONDS. BETWEEN THE FIRST AND TWELFTH STROKES THERE WILL BE 11 INTERVALS OF 6 SECONDS EACH; THEREFORE, 12 STROKES WILL TAKE 66 SECONDS
BOTH ENDS ARE NAILED WITH THE SAME NAIL. IN ORDER FOR THE 10 FOOT CHAIN TO DIP DOWN 5 FEET, IT MUST DIP 5 FEET DOWN AND 5 FEET UP, TOTALING THE LENGTH OF THE CHAIN
7 PM. THREE HOURS LATER, IT WOULD BE 10 PM (2 HOURS TO MIDNIGHT) AND FOUR HOURS LATER, IT WOULD BE 11 PM (1 HOUR TO MIDNIGHT)
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