There are two lamp posts in a park, the taller lamp post is 3m 2cm and the shorter lamp post is 6 cm shorter than half the height of the taller lamp post. Find the height of the shorter lamp post.

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• A 154 cm
• B 145 cm
• C 144 cm
• D 140 cm

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Answer: B. 145 cm

Taller lamp post = 3 m 2 cm = 302 cm. Half of it = 151 cm. Shorter lamp post = 151 - 6 = 145 cm.

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