Question

one fourth of the length of a pole is under the ground, one third in water and the remaining 5 meters above water. Find the total height of the pole
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Answer 1

Answer:

Let the pole length be x

One third of the length of a pole is underground.

Pole underground = 1/3 × x = ×/3

One fifth is in water

Pole in water = 1/5 × x = x/5

Remaining meters are above water.

Pole above water = x - (x/3 + x/5)

x - (5x + 3x)/15

(15x - 8x)/15 = 7x/15

How long is the pole

Total length of pole

x/3 + x/5 + 7x/15

(5x + 3x + 7x)/15

15x/15

The given data is inadequate to find the total length of the pole.