Mathematics

Guest

1 October, 17:48

During a four-day festival candies are lit only at the beginning of a daily gathering. They burn for a single hour each day and are then extinguish All candles are new at the start, and each one can burn for 4 hours in total. On the first day just one candle is liton the second day two, on the threeand on the final day all four candles are lit. Traditionally, one new candle is started each day Hamish wondered whether four shorter candles could be used if it is not necessary to use a new candle each day If the candles are all the same length at the start, for how long must they each be able to burn? 2.5 hours 3.5 hours 3 hours 4 hours Next