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22 December, 02:26

A turtle is at the bottom of a 14 foot well. Each day it crawls up 5 feet, but each night it slips back 4 feet. After how many days will the turtle reach the top of the well.

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  1. 22 December, 02:38
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    Day Height

    0 - 14

    1 - 13

    2 - 12

    3 - 11

    4 - 10

    5 - 9

    6 - 8

    7 - 7

    8 - 6

    9 - 5

    10 - 4

    11 - 3

    12 - 2

    13 - 1

    14 0

    It will take him 14 days

    Every day he crawls up + 5 then at night down - 4.

    5-4 = 1

    So, at the end of every day he goes up 1 foot.
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