Question

A monkey is trying to climb a pole measuring 15 m which is greased, he tries to climb 3 m and slips down 2 m every time. in how many attemps will the monkey be able to climb 10 m of the pole

Answer 1

There are overall 15 attempts used to climb the pole because every 2 attempt monkey climbs 1 meter and in 15 attempts he climbs 10m.

A pole is measuring because every attempt may contains and slip downs as he climbs 10m of the pole. He climbs 3 m and slips down 2 m every time.