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There is a log 18 feet long, the diameter of the extremities being 1 ft and 2.6 ft respectively. This log is wound spirally with a string 75 ft long, the coils being 2.5 ft apart. How many times does the string go around the log?
Japan, 1660
Click here to reveal the answer"Log and some string," Loci (June 2007)