A worm is at the bottom of a forty foot hole. It can crawl upwards at the rate of four feet in one day, but at night, it slips back three feet. At this rate, how long will it take the worm to crawl out of the hole???
2006-06-16 23:47:24 · 12 answers · asked by Kath 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
36 days
2006-06-16 23:49:30 · answer #1 · answered by Andrea 5 · 7⤊ 0⤋
40 days
2006-06-17 11:40:46 · answer #2 · answered by J J 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
40 days
2006-06-16 23:51:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
36 days
2006-06-17 00:22:56 · answer #4 · answered by Cymalon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
37 days
2006-06-17 01:52:10 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
37 days
2006-06-16 23:52:36 · answer #6 · answered by mediocre_woman 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
37 days
2006-06-16 23:49:22 · answer #7 · answered by neets 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
net gain is 1 ft/day, except the last day when he can go 4 ft to the top. 36 days
2006-06-16 23:49:22 · answer #8 · answered by Fat Guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
36 days?
2006-06-16 23:51:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
40 days
X= the # of days, 40 =goal
4-3(X)=40
1(X)=40
X =40
2006-06-17 02:46:16 · answer #10 · answered by Marissa A 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋