Question

assume there's an ant . it climbs 4 meters and then suddenly slips by 3 meters in 1min time,how much time will take to climb 40 mins​

Answer 1

Answer:

Distance covered in one minute = 4-3 = 1m

To climb 40m = 40/1 = 40mins

Answer 2

Answer:

Step-by-step explanation:

Everyone thinks that per minute the ant climbs 1 meter so definitely it would take 40 minutes to climb 40meters. But it's absolutely wrong. This question is somewhat tricky. The answer is 37 minutes. Let me explain you the steps. At first the ant climbs 4 meters and fall 3 meters per minute. So in 1 minute it climbs 1 meter. This scenario continue till the 36th minute, at that time it would have reached 36 meters. At 37th minute it normally climbs 4 meters and thus it would 40 meters. I think that now you could have understand the concept. Question looks simple but it's tricky, think twice before answering....