Question

A monkey climbs 30 feet at the beginning of each hour and rests for a while when he slips back 20 feet before he again starts climbing in the beginning of next hour. If he begins his ascent at 8 a.m. at what time will he first touch a flag at 120 feet from ground.

Answer 1

Effective 10 m is climbed at 7 pm he will touch it

Answer 2

Answer:

At 06:00 PM, monkey climb 120 feet from the ground and touches the flag.

Step-by-step explanation:

From 08:00 AM to 05:00 PM, the monkey would climb 90 feet and at start of 06:00 PM, the monkey would complete 120 feet from the ground and touches the flag.