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Ramanujam was studying for his examinations and the lights went off. It was around 1:00 a.m. He lighted two uniform candles of equal length but one is thicker than the other. The thick candle lasts six hours and the thin one two hours less. When he finally went to sleep, the thick candle was twice as long as the thin one. For how many hours did Ramanujam study in the candlelight that night?
Correct Answer: (b)
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This question appeared in the APSC Prelims 2025 examination (GS-II). It is Question 45 out of 180 questions in this paper.
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