1.] A snail is at the bottom of a 10-meter well. Each day it crawls up 3 meters, but at night it slips down 2 meters. How many days will it take the snail
1.] A snail is at the bottom of a 10-meter well. Each day it crawls up 3 meters, but at night it slips down 2 meters. How many days will it take the snail
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How
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Transcribed Image Text:1.] A snail is at the bottom of
a 10-meter well. Each day it
crawls up 3 meters, but at night
it slips down 2 meters.
How
many days will it take the snail
to get out of the well?
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