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Algebra word problems in high school? You remember: If a car leaves Los Angeles going sixty-two miles per hour headed east, and a bread truck leaves St. Louis going 72 mph headed west, calculate the number of miles the truck will have traveled west when it meets the car coming east, name the state in which they will meet, then using a mileage figure of 27 mpg for the the car and 11 mpg for the truck, subtract the number of gas stops for the car from the number of gas stops for the truck, multiply by your age and divide by seven (divide by eight if this is a leap year.) State your answer using scientific notation.
That's what came to mind as I studied one of latest proposals we received in the mail this week for changing our Covenant Rules. Specifically, Article VI regarding how close to the road a fence can be erected. The sentence that mesmerized me was, "No fence ... within 10 feet of the outside front corner of the dwelling which is the furthest from the road." I kept rolling that over in my mind ... inside corner, outside corner, front corner, opposed to a back corner? Finally, I had to sit down and draw it on a sheet of paper.
So, if you're confused, you might take a look at the following. I checked it out with someone on the Rules and Regulations committee who said it was an accurate depiction of what the committee intended. They did a good job, I think, considering all the opinions they had to weigh. I think it's kinda neat that we have neighbors willing to spend time working out these thorny problems. Their names are in the proposal letter. Tell them Thank You when you see them in the neighborhood.
Dave
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