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DEEP SEA FISHING : Simple but tough
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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


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Re: DEEP SEA FISHING : Simple but tough
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Saurav wrote:
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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
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I would say none because the boat will rise with the tide.
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