Question

It takes you 47 seconds to walk from the first​ (ground) floor of a building to the third floor.

How long will it take you to walk from the first floor to the sixth floor​ (at the same​ pace, assuming all floors have the same​ height)?

Answer 1

Answer: 117.5 seconds

Explanation:

Given : It takes you 47 seconds to walk from the first​ (ground) floor of a building to the third floor.

Since from first floor to third , a person need to pass two levels of staircase.

We assume that the person walk at the same​ pace and the height of all floors are same.

The time taken to pass each level = (Time taken to pass 2 levels) ÷ 2

= (47 seconds) ÷ (2) = 23.5 seconds

Also, the from first floor to sixth floor , a person need to pass 5 levels of staircase.

Then, the time taken to pass each level = 5 x (Time taken to pass one level)

= 5 x 23.5 =117.5 seconds

Hence, it will take 117.5 seconds to walk from the first floor to the sixth floor.