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A frog is climbing out of a well that is 31 feet deep. The frogcan climb 3 feet per hour but then it rests for an hour, duringwhich it slips back 2 feet. How long will it take for the frog toget out of the well?

What if the well was 74 feet deep, the frog climbs 7 feet per hour,and it slips back 2 feet while resting? (Round your answer to thenearaest hour.)


(c) What if a caterpillar is climbing out of a glass that is 11inches high and can climb 1 and 1/2 inches in an hour but slidesand falls back 1/4th inch during the hour it rests. How long willit take the caterpillar to climb to the top of the jar? (Round youranswer to the nearest hour.)

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The height of the wall 31 feet Frog climbs 3 feet per hour and then falls back 2 feet in next hour as it is taking rest So on an average for two hours it climbs 1 step So for climbing 28 steps it requires on an average 2 hours for every step 28X2 56 hours in total    See Answer
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