A snail is at the bottom of a 10 ft wall. Each day it climbs up 3 ft . Each night it slides back down 1 ft. On which day will it reach the top of the wall

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asked Dec 23, 2016 129k views

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Algalg · Answer 1 · 2016-12-30T03:07:45+0000

he will reach the wall in

DO IT YOURSELF ANSWER:
if the snail falls 1 ft every night count the 3 as 2

QUICK ANSWER:
he will reach the top in 5 days