The length of the rod above the ground is 1 yard and the length below the ground is 1 yard. To find the ratio of the length above the ground to the length below the ground, we divide the length above the ground by the length below the ground: 1 yard / 1 yard = <<1/1=1>>1.
Therefore, the lightning rod is 1 times farther above the ground than below the ground.
A student is experimenting with lightning rods and places one into the ground. She finds that the approximate length of rod above ground is of a yard and the approximate length below ground is of a yard. How many times farther above the ground is the lightning rod than below the ground?
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