Rungs of a Ladder The rungs of a 10 foot ladder attached to a ship are 1 foot apart. If the water is rising at the rate of one foot an hour, how long will it take until the water covers over the ladder?...
2007-03-11 00:02:30 · 14 answers · asked by ♥The ≈ μŊđīş¢¤vέřệÞ ≈ Me♥ 2 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
It is not possible
Water is rising then ship is also rising upward
2007-03-11 00:36:46 · answer #1 · answered by Loki 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if the ladder goes all the way down to the water it would take 12 hours
2007-03-11 08:07:27 · answer #2 · answered by JEANNE B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Never the ship is afloat. However, if the ship is sinking and the latter is already touching the water 10 hours
2007-03-11 08:07:30 · answer #3 · answered by DizziDazi 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The boat rises with the water, the ladder won't get covered in water. (Maybe a bit of rust though...)
2007-03-11 08:05:59 · answer #4 · answered by bluedragon8084 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends upon how far the water is up the ladder right now.
2007-03-11 08:05:26 · answer #5 · answered by omnisource 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
8 hours
2007-03-11 08:14:13 · answer #6 · answered by conan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
9 hours
2007-03-11 08:12:27 · answer #7 · answered by no_bsht 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10 hours?
2007-03-11 08:07:13 · answer #8 · answered by Javy 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I will go with the other answers....I am still a little sleepy from going up an hour and losing an hour of sleep. Sorry, can't think yet
2007-03-11 09:16:53 · answer #9 · answered by ? 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
ship is floating on water so its clear that if water will rise ship will keep floating on it
only if ship is having any hole or something essential for ship to float in water then only it will sink but nothing like that is mentioned
2007-03-11 08:29:17 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋