Question
Two candles of equal height are lit at the same time. The first candle takes 10 hours to burn completely, while the second candle takes 8 hours to burn completely. Assuming both candles burn at constant rates, after how many hours will the ratio of the remaining heights of the first candle to the second candle become 4 : 1?
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