An algebra problem by Pash Mohammad Yakub Pasha
Algebra
Level
1
A pole of 24m. A monkey climbs it daily 4m and gets down 2m. How many days will it take to reach the top of the pole.
The answer is 11.
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1 solution
The monkey goes up 2 meters a day except for the last day when it doesn't go down 2 meters from the 4 meters it already climbed. This is because it already reached the top. With this said the answer is:
( 2 4 / 2 ) − 1 = 1 1
Answer: 11 days