Pecobians.com :: DEEP SEA FISHING : Simple but tough

Saurav · 26 Jul 2005

A deep-sea fishing boat is floating in the harbor. Over its side hangs a rope ladder, with its end just touching the water. Rungs of the ladder are one foot apart. The tide rises at the rate of eight inches an hour.
At the end of six hours how many of the rungs will be covered?

Choose your answer from one of these :
a) 3 rungs
b) 4 rungs
c) 5 rungs
d) 2 rungs
e) none of the above

ANSWER IT IF U CAN?? Twisted Evil

nmadnani · 14 Feb 2005

Saurav wrote:

A deep-sea fishing boat is floating in the harbor. Over its side hangs a rope ladder, with its end just touching the water. Rungs of the ladder are one foot apart. The tide rises at the rate of eight inches an hour.
At the end of six hours how many of the rungs will be covered?

Choose your answer from one of these :
a) 3 rungs
b) 4 rungs
c) 5 rungs
d) 2 rungs
e) none of the above
ANSWER IT IF U CAN?? Twisted Evil

I would say none because the boat will rise with the tide.

Saurav · 26 Jul 2005

u have really got more than enough grey cells great!