Frog in a well

[Collectors-info]

If a frog falls into a dried up water well 60 foot deep. Every day the frog Jumps up 3 feet, but slides back down 2 feet. How many days’ will it take the frog to get out the well?

[Lincslady]

Re: Frog in a well

60 days innit?...now tell me its a trick one lol

[Collectors-info]

Re: Frog in a well

60 days innit?...now tell me its a trick one lol

No tricks, but is not 60.
More of a reason & a bit of logic to the answer. Good luck.

Chris.

[Lincslady]

Re: Frog in a well

Ok lets see now ....hows this then ...on day 57 he's on 56 jumps... then he wakes up and hasnt had a jump yet ...lol..... he then jumps 3ft =59 drops back 2 = 57.. and on day 58 he jumps 3ft and he's out! ....phew! thats a lot of jumpin lol

[Collectors-info]

Re: Frog in a well

You got it! On his last jump the frogs out, so doesn’t have to slide back two feet. So the frog can deduct the days.


Dam! will have to start making them harder. But sorry, no prize's. I will put in a ticket for free webhosting for life for you. Yeh!.......

[Lincslady]

Re: Frog in a well

yay!... I cant take all the credit me and Amanda took ages figuring that one out lol

[Collectors-info]

Re: Frog in a well

yay!... I cant take all the credit me and Amanda took ages figuring that one out lol

No problem! 2 suport tickets. But no holding your breaths.