A snail climbs up a wall 20 feet high. Each day the snail climbs 5 feet, but each night it slips backwards 4 feet. How many days will it take for the snail to get to the top of the wall?

Question

Shree · Accepted Answer

A snail climb up an electric pole at the rate of 90 cm a day and slips back 60 cm every night, how long will the snail take to reach the top of the a 360 cm high pole?

Ans-90-60=30
30÷360=12
Ans-it will take 12 days

I'm i correct?

Ms. Sue · Answer

5-4 = 1 The snail only goes up 1 foot a day. 20 * 1 = ?

nicole · Answer

20

savage · Answer

20 days

Sean · Answer

Is it 16 or 17? I still do not know as after 15 days the snail is 15 feet up the wall and on the sixteenth day the little fellow gets to 20 feet and sits on top of the wall UNLESS he slides back and finishes at 16 feet and on the 17th day the snail not only reaches 20 feet but also is able to 'climb over the top' and sit on top of the wall.