start: 0 cm
1st minute: 0 + 3 - 2 = 1 cm
2nd minute: 1 + 3 = 4 cm
Therefore after 2 minutes the ant already climbed to the top (and didn't slip).
a small ant climbs 3cm in 1 minute but slips down 2cm. how much time will it take to climb 4cm
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2 minutes
start: 0 cm
1st minute: 0 + 3 - 2 = 1 cm
2nd minute: 1 + 3 = 4 cm
Therefore after 2 minutes the ant already climbed to the top (and didn't slip).
1st minute: 0 + 3 - 2 = 1 cm
2nd minute: 1 + 3 = 4 cm
Therefore after 2 minutes the ant already climbed to the top (and didn't slip).
2 minutes
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