A house has 6 stories, each the same height. How many times as long is the ascent to the sixth floor as the ascent to the third floor.
2007-05-05 08:37:02 · 6 answers · asked by klzplaya 1 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Jokes & Riddles
It is 2x as long, good question
2007-05-05 08:43:45 · answer #1 · answered by geekmeister 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because there is no ascent to the first floor, each floor's ascent is the floor's number minus 1 times whatever time it takes for each floor (which I will call x). Therefore, the ascent to the 3rd floor is 2x, and the ascent to the 6th floor is 5x.
5x/2x = 5/2 = 2.5
The answer is 2.5
2007-05-05 15:48:42 · answer #2 · answered by bigblackfurrycreaturefrommarz 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2 x
2007-05-05 15:39:44 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Two floors longer!
2007-05-05 15:45:11 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
there the same. i think you told that wrong.
2007-05-05 15:44:19 · answer #5 · answered by Kaity A 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, I do.
2007-05-05 17:01:13 · answer #6 · answered by Someone who cares 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋