Question

1/5 part of pole is inside the mud, 2/3 part is inside the water and the remaining length of 10m is above the surface of the water. Find the length of the pole.​

Answer 1

75 m

Explanation:

Let the length of the pole to be : x m

1/5 of x is inside the mud, this will be : 1/5 x

2/3 of x in inside water , this will be : 2/3 x

10 m remaining is above the water surface. Finding the fraction that remains will follow;

x - {1/5 x + 2/3x } = 10

x-13/15 x =10

2/15 x = 10

x= 75 m