Two candles of equal lengths and of different thickness are
there. The thicker one will last of six hours. The thinner 2
hours less than the thicker one. Ramesh light the two
candles at the same time. When he went to bed he saw the
thicker one is twice the length of the thinner one. For
how long did Ramesh lit two candles .

Answer Posted / guest

In 3 hours thinker candle becomes half
In the same time thinner candle becomes one fourth. Now the
required condition is satisfied. So 3 Hours

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