Question

15.) A monkey starts climbing up a tree 17 ft. tall
Each hour, it hops 3ft. and slips back 2ft. How
much time would it take the monkey to reach
the top?
16 Hours
15 Hours
17 Hours
18 Hours​

Answer 1

Answer:

17 hrs

Step-by-step explanation:

Given,

A monkey starts climbing up a tree 17 ft. tall

Each hour, it hops 3 ft. and slips back 2 ft

for 1 hr it hops 3ft and slips 2ft

so,1hr=3-2

    1hr=1 ft hops

for 1ft hops=1 hr

    17ft hops=17 hrs