SOLUTION: electric poles are fitted at a distance of 20 meters from each other on both sides of a rod of length 1.2 kilometers. how many poles are there in total

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Question 1144420: electric poles are fitted at a distance of 20 meters from each other on both sides of a rod of length 1.2 kilometers. how many poles are there in total
Answer by ikleyn(52914) About Me  (Show Source):
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First,  calculate the number of poles on one side of a road.

Then double this number.


HINT.   1 kilometer = 1000 meters.


Note : We know that the road is  1.2  kilometers long,  but we don't know the distance from the first pole to the last one.

It is not given in the condition.

Therefore,  it is  NOT  a  Math problem.

It is a typical  PROVOCATIVE  problem/question.

Fake problem,  in other words.