Question

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 what is the time taken by him to climb the building​

Answer 1

Answer:

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)