Question

A pole is of a certain length, 0.35 m of the pole is painted red, 1.27 m is painted white and 3.27 m is painted black. The remaining 5.63 m is left unpainted. Which of the following is the length of the pole?

• A. 10.52 m
• B. 11.52 m
• C. 15.2 m
• D. 19.23 m

Answer 1

The correct option is A

10.52 m

The total length of the pole is the sum of the portion that is painted red, white, black and the portion left unpainted.
The total length of the pole is = 0.35 + 1.27 + 3.27 + 5.63

$0.35$
$+1.27$
$+3.27$
$+5.63$
$\overline{}$
$10.52$
$\overline{}$

The total length of the pole is 10.52 m