Question

A 5 m 60 cm high vertical pole casts a shadow 3 m 20 cm long. Find the cost of painting a pole that casts a shadow of 5 m. Painting is done at Rs.5 per cm.

• A. Rs.4375
• B. Rs.5425
• C. Rs.3450
• D. None of these

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Rs.4375

Suppose that the length of pole which casts 5 m long shadow be n.

320 n = 560 $\times$ 500

n = 875 cm

So, the height of the pole = 875 cm

Cost of painting the pole $=875\times 5=₹4375$