0.3 portion of a pole is in mud, 0.5 portion is in water and the remaining portion is above water. (a) What portion of the pole is in mud and water in total? (b) What portion of the pole is above water? (c) If the portion above water is 2.6 m, what is the length of the pole?
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a. Mud-0.3
Water-0.5
Total-0.5+0.3=0.8
b. Total-mud+water
1-(0.3+0.5)
1-0.8
0.2
c. Above water-2.6m
Mud-0.3
Water-0.5
Length of total pole= 2.6+(0.3+0.5)
2.6+0.8
3.4m
Thus, length of the total pole is 3.4 metres
a. Mud-0.3
Water-0.5
Total-0.5+0.3=0.8
b. Total-mud+water
1-(0.3+0.5)
1-0.8
0.2
c. Above water-2.6m
Mud-0.3
Water-0.5
Length of total pole= 2.6+(0.3+0.5)
2.6+0.8
3.4m
Thus, length of the total pole is 3.4 metres
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