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CA CS* Prakash Somani (A helping Hand)
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Posted On 13 January 2010 at 23:42

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There is a pole in a lake.
One-half of the pole is in the ground,
another one-third of it is covered by water,
& 8 ft is out of the water.
Then,
What is the total length of the pole in ft?
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Ca Final
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Posted On 13 January 2010 at 23:52

12 feet

Abhishek
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Posted On 14 January 2010 at 00:13

24 feet

8(2/3)+4 = 12 * 2 = 24 feet

Aravind..
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Posted On 14 January 2010 at 06:31

i think it is 48 ft...

considering x as the height of the pole...

x/2 +x/3 + 8ft = x

seema
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Posted On 14 January 2010 at 09:45

I agree with aravind

It would be 48 ft

1-1/2+1/3 = 1/6

1/6= 8 ft

half will be 24 and one third will be 16 total will be 48 ft

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santosh
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Posted On 14 January 2010 at 10:11

48 ft

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Kishore Mitra
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Posted On 14 January 2010 at 10:23

48 ft

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CA CS* Prakash Somani (A helping Hand)
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Posted On 14 January 2010 at 12:56

yes, 48 is the answer :)

Rinki Garg
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Posted On 14 January 2010 at 20:18

Ans :48f eet

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