Two candles of the same length are lighted at the same time. The first is consumed in 12 hours and the second in 8 hours. Assuming that each candle burns at a constant rate, in how many hours after being lighted was the first candle twice the length of the second?
Two candles of the same length are lighted at the same time. The first is consumed in 12 hours and the second in 8 hours. Assuming that each candle burns at a constant rate, in how many hours after being lighted was the first candle twice the length of the second?
Option 1 -
2 hour
Option 2 -
4 hours
Option 3 -
6 hours
Option 4 -
None of these
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Correct Option - 3
Detailed Solution:After x hours of the first candle is burnt out = of the second is burnt out.
Remaining parts are
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