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A monkey climbs a slippery pole 12 m high. It rises 1 meter in every one minute and slips 1 /2 meter in every next minute. Find how soon it will reach the top?
A) 45 min
B) 40 min
C) 35 min
D) 48 min
Correct answer:
A) 45 min
Description for Correct answer:
On first minute monkey climbs 1 meter.
On second minute it slips 1 / 2 meter.
For every two minute it climbs 1 / 2 meter.
So Average speed = 1 meter / 4 minutes
For 11 meters, time taken = 44 minutes.
For last 1 meter jump add 1 minute.
So time taken = 45 minutes.
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