document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=204957>Question 204957</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a snail climbs all the way up a pole 12m high. it climbs 3m each day but slides down 2m  each night.  How long will it take the snail to reach the top of the pole? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #154714 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RAY100><B>RAY100(1637)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-12.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=RAY100><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/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=154714\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> net  gain  per  day  is  (3-2) =1 m / day<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "to  gain  12  m,,  would  take  12  days,,,(12 m/1 m/day = 12 days)<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Recognize  that on  the  10th  day, the  snail  will  start at the  9 m level,,and  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "gain  3 m  during  the  day to  just reach  12 m. <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If  some  sort  of  platform  exists  to  prevent his  sliding  back,  <BR>\n" );
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document.write( "he  could  achieve  his journey at  the  end of   10  days .<BR>\n" );
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