document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=184145>Question 184145</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> On May 12 a snail fell to the bottom of a 20 foot deep well.  Each day it crawled 3 feet up the side of the well and each night it slid back 2 feet.  On what date did the snail reach the top of the well? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #138210 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><B>solver91311(24713)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=solver91311><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=solver91311><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=138210\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> If the snail goes up 3 and down 2 each day, then it is making 1 foot progress each day.  On the morning of the 18th day, it will be 3 feet from the top because it will have made 1 foot progress each of the preceeding 17 days.  On the 18th day it will get to the top and not slide down any that night.  18 days. </SPAN>\n" );
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