Question

Trick question:
A frog is at the bottom of the well which is 20 meters deep. Everyday the frog jumps 5 meters upwards and fall 4 meters down. How many days it will take for the frog to reach the top?

Answer 1

@TheSmartOne @Ashleyisakitty

Answer 2

*scribbles on notebook*

Answer 3

lol

Answer 4

@Nnesha

Answer 5

@Molly_Qian

Answer 6

ITS 20 DAYS
YAY!!!!
I GOT THE ANSWER :D

Answer 7

Nope

Answer 8

Its 16 days

Answer 9

Yes but how

Answer 10

you gotta explain :D

Answer 11

@Miracrown

Answer 12

Well you see

1st day 20 - 15 - 19
Carry the pattern down

20 - 15 - 19
19 - 14 - 18
18 - 13 - 17
17 - 12 - 16
16 - 11 - 15
15 - 10 - 14
- 9
- 8
- 7
- 6
All the way to
- 0

And count how much and it is 16 days

Answer 13

But then on that 16 day you will go back down and come back to the top again and go back. But on the 16th day you will first reach the top and see some sunshine

Answer 14

correct but here a easier way

Answer 15

First day it jumps 5 meters and falls 4 meters. Now it will be at a height of 1 meter.
Second day it jumps to 6 meters and falls back to 2 meter.
Third day it jumps to 7 meters and falls back to 3 meter.
..........
..........
..........
Fifteenth day it jumps to 19 meters and falls back to 15 meters.
Finally, sixteenth day it jumps to 20 meters, but now the frog have reached the top of the well.
So the Frog reaches the top of the well at the sixteenth day.

Answer 16

Aha!

Answer 17

Yea tricked your brain right?