Question

Solve using the draw-a-figure strategy.

A snail is at the bottom of a 10 ft wall. Each day it climbs up 3 ft. Each night it slides back down 1 ft. On which day will it reach the top of the wall?


A.
day 3

B.
day 4

C.
day 5

D.
day 6

Answer 1

Tried anything?

Answer 2

WAIT LEMME O THIS

Answer 3

DO**

Answer 4

@kels200105 have u done anything yet?

Answer 5

not really

Answer 6

Do u have any idea on what to do?

Answer 7

add 2 eachday till 10?

Answer 8

Ya

Answer 9

k thx

Answer 10

kels - this can be done mathematically but there is a "trick" in this problem that's the key to getting the correct answer

Answer 11

So he goes 3 feet a day then loses a foot at night

Answer 12

You're not going to get an easy way out. Where are you stuck?
The question clearly states you need to draw a figure.
A hint.. Refer to a snail by a simple dot. and mark units 1,2,3 till 10..
Now do as the question says. Move the dot 3 units above and 1 unit down.. Do this until you reach the point where you've marked 10.

Answer 13

Is this an flvs quiz or test question?

Answer 14

Or somethin like that? I've done this b4 in alg 1

Answer 15

The trick in this question is to think the snail's velocity is 2 feet per day, the wall is 10 feet high, so it will take 5 days to reach the top - and that answer is wrong.