Question

1. A person was climbing on a building. He slips 1 m
for every 5 metre he climbs up. If the building is
53 m high and he takes 5 seconds to climb 1 metre,
find the total time taken by him to get on the top of
the building.
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Answer 1

Answer:5.5 min

Step-by-step explanation:Man slips 1 m for every 5 m he climbs ⇒ he climbs 4 mTime taken to climb 4 m = 5 x 5 = 25 secTime taken to climb 1 m = 25/4 secTotal height of the building = 53 mTime taken to climb the building = 53 x 25/4 = 331.25 sec = 5.5 min (approx)