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Scientists in a test lab are testing the hardness of a surface before constructing a building. Calculations indicate that the entire structure would sink by a certain amount for every additional floor that is added. If the maximum permissible limit for depression of the structure is 20 centimeters, how many floors can be safely added to the building?

A.
14
B.
15
C.
18
D.
23

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The number of floors that could be safely added to the building is 18 floors. Option C

What is depression?

It is obvious that building appears to enter into the ground as time goes on. This is what we mean by the depression of a building. This depression of the building occurs due to natural forces and we know that it is related to the number of floors in the building.

Given that the maximum permissible limit for depression of the structure is 20 centimeters, and we take it that the building depresses by 1 cm for every floor. It the follows that the number of floors that could be safely added to the building is 18 floors. Option C

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