SOLUTION: A cat is at bottom of a staircase of ten steps . He climbs up 5 stairs in the daytime and at night he falls down 4 stairs. how many days until the cat first reaches the top of the
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Question 1168189: A cat is at bottom of a staircase of ten steps . He climbs up 5 stairs in the daytime and at night he falls down 4 stairs. how many days until the cat first reaches the top of the stair??
Answer by ikleyn(52800) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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Make a table in two columns.
In the left column write the days from 1 to something.
In the right column indicate the cat's highest position in terms of steps.
Doing in this way, you will get the answer, sooner or later.
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