Question

sally has a pet snail that snail fell in the well the well is 16 feet deep. each day the snail climbs up 5 feet but each night it slides down 4 feet. how many days will it take for sally's snail to get to the top of the well

Answer 1

Answer:

The net speed per 24 hours is 5 - 4 = 1 foot.  

1 ft / 24 hrs = 16 ft / x hrs  

16 * 24 hrs = 16 days (384 hrs)