2september2010

Old-Classical Frog-Well Solution (Difficulty Level : Easy)

A frog is at the bottom of a 30 meter well. Each day he summons enough energy for one 3 meter leap up the well. Exhausted, he then hangs there for the rest of the day. At night, while he is asleep, he slips 2 meters backwards. How many days does it take him to escape from the well?

Solution:

28
On the twenty eight day he can leap three meters and climb out