Question

A cat likes to play on stairs. Starting at the bottom landing, the cat jumped up 4 steps, then down 2 steps. Then the cat jumped up 5 steps and fell down 3. In two more jumps of 4 steps and then 2 steps, the cat reached the top of the stairs. How many steps are in the staircase?
(4-2) + (5-3) + 4 + 2 = ....
Six

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