How would each measuring stick be if…
… a 12 foot throw was measured exactly with 4 measuring sticks?
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… a 24 foot throw was measured exactly with 4 measuring sticks?
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… a 24 foot throw was measured exactly with 8 measuring sticks?
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… a 48 foot throw was measured exactly with 16 measuring sticks?
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… a 16 foot throw was measured exactly with 4 measuring sticks?
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… a 48 foot throw was measured exactly with 12 measuring sticks?
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… a 24 foot throw was measured exactly with 6 measuring sticks?
Prompt
A shot put was thrown and landed at a distance of 76 feet. The officials measured the throw using 6 green measuring sticks and 4 black measuring sticks. The total length of 1 green and 1 black measuring combined is 15 feet.
Determine the length of a single green and a single black measuring stick.
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