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Question 262638: a person is going to an electric pole 60 m high.I n every minute he climbs 6m but slips 4m. how many minutes he will be able to touch the top of the pole Answer by unlockmath(1688) (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website! Hello,
This is a bit of a trick question. The "apparent" answer is we take 2 into 60 and 30 minutes seems like the answer BUT the real answer is:
28 minutes to reach the top. He won't stay there in the 28 minutes but he'll touch it and slip back down.
RJ
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