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An ant climbing up a vertical pole ascends 12 meters and slips down 5 meters in every alternate hour. If the pole is 63 meters high how long will it take it to reach the top?

a) 18 hours
b) 17 hours
c) 16 hours 35 min
d) 16 hours 40 min

Answer: c
Explanation: Since it climbs 7 meter in every 2 hr. At the end of 14 hours it would have climbed up to 49 meter. In 15th hour it will reach 61 meter. Then drops back to 56 meter in the 16th hour. It will take another 35 min to travel remaining 7 meter since it will be ascending in the 17th hour. Thus, 16 hr and 35 min.

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