document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1090224>Question 1090224</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> a monkey starts climbing up a 20 ft tall tree each minute it hops 3 ft and slips back 2 ft how much  would it take <BR>\n" );
document.write( "the monkey to reach the top? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #704651 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><B>Fombitz(32388)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Fombitz><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=Fombitz><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=704651\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> So each minute, the monkey moves <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3-2=1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3-2=1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=ft ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"ft\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "So after 17 minutes, the monkey is at 17 feet.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The next hop will put it at 20 feet. <BR>\n" );
document.write( "If it doesn't slide back, then it's done.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "So it should only take 17 minutes to get to 20 feet.<BR>\n" );
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