Here’s a measurement challenge that will take you off to Paris! How many seven and a half inch pencils would have to be placed end to end to reach from the ground to the top of the TV mast on the Eiffel Tower?

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Please find below the solution to the asked query:

We know : The Eiffel Tower is 1052 feet 4 inches tall ( including the TV mast ).

We know 1 feet  =  12 inches , So

1052 $\times$ 12  = 12624 inches

Then ,

1052 feet 4 inches = 12624  + 4 = 12628 inches

Length of a pencil = $7\frac{1}{2} = \frac{15}{2}$ inches

Therefore,

Total number of pencil required to reach the top of Eiffel tower  = $\frac{12628 }{{\displaystyle \frac{15}{2}}} = \frac{12628 \times 2}{15} = \frac{25256}{15} = 1683.73\approx 1684$
So, It would take 1684 pencils to reach the top of the Eiffel Tower.                                ( Ans )


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