a snail in a well
Number Theory
Level
pending
there is a snail in a well. the snail climb up 5m per day, and slide down 4m while sleeping. how many days will it take a snail to go out of the well, if the well is 10m deep?
The answer is 6.
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every day, the snails are crawling up 1 m, while the 5th slugs crawling up 5 m, 5 m per cow that should be day 6 days to 5 m more cows to the wellhead