First correct answer gets the points.
a boat with a ladder is in a lake. The water is covering the bottom rung of the ladder. There are 3 more rungs. The rungs are 3 inches wide and 7 inches aprt. The water rises at a rate of 2.5 inches per 72 minutes. How long until the water will enter the boat?
2006-11-17 11:22:06 · 13 answers · asked by Whoa!!Whoa!! 4 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
it floats! water won't enter the boat if it floats on top of the water?
2006-11-17 11:23:19 · answer #1 · answered by leafy_c2i2 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Never. The boat will stay floating no matter how high the water gets. The ladder will go with the boat so no more rungs will be covered. Good one! : )
2006-11-17 11:24:21 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The water is already in the boat - like the ladder is.
2006-11-17 11:24:08 · answer #3 · answered by ericscribener 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the boat will float above the water ,unless you decide to poke a hole in it
2006-11-17 11:26:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never, boats float.
2006-11-17 11:23:28 · answer #5 · answered by Dorkboy 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
This is a genius question? My how the generations have fallen. I pity the next batch of intelects.
2006-11-17 11:26:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
It won't. Boats float.
2006-11-17 11:23:26 · answer #7 · answered by Tim 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
How long is the anchor rope?
and how heavy is the anchor?
2006-11-17 11:27:13 · answer #8 · answered by Red Yeti 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Crap. What all the genius' ahaed of me said.
2006-11-17 11:24:40 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
never. it's a boat.
2006-11-17 11:23:46 · answer #10 · answered by sectumsempra_avada_kedavra 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋