document.write( "Question 1091416: Bruce has a pet worm that fell into a well. The well is 26 feet deep. Each day, the worm climbs up 8 feet, but each night, it slides back down 2 feet. How many days will it take for Bruce's worm to get to the top of the well? \n" ); document.write( "

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document.write( "	-26	Initial level\r\n" );
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document.write( "n	day	night\r\n" );
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document.write( "1	-18	-20\r\n" );
document.write( "2	-12	-14\r\n" );
document.write( "3	-6	-8\r\n" );
document.write( "4	 0	      <<<---=== Just at the surface !\r\n" );
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document.write( "Answer. 4 days.\r\n" );
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