wrote:
On Fri, 7 Sep 2012 10:32:39 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Sep 7, 10:55 am, sam E wrote:
On 09/06/2012 06:28 PM, Jim Elbrecht wrote:

On Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:59:29 -0700, Oren wrote:

On Thu, 6 Sep 2012 22:33:45 +0000 (UTC), DerbyDad03
wrote:

How much dirt is there in a hole that measures 1' x 1' x1'?

All of it.

actually- *none* of it.g

Jim

"all" can be represented as the number 1 (100%). The amount of dirt in a
hole by 0 (none). Therefore, "all the dirt in the hole" is 1 * 0.

"All of it" = 0.

Both "all of it" and "none" are correct answers.

"All of it" is not a correct answer if left by itself.

Multiplying anything by 0 will equal 0 but who (in their right mind)
would answer a "how many" or "how much" or "how often" question by
choosing some random amount and then multiplying it by 0 to get
"None"?

Bottom line: There is no dirt in a hole.

There may be dirt in the bottom. But there is certainly no dirt in a
line.

Hole:

1. A hollowed place in something solid; a cavity or pit

Hollow:

3. A void; an emptiness

The dirt at the bottom is not in the hole any more than the dirt on the
sides is.