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"Everything Else" at Low Carb Diet Support: "A snail is at the bottom of a well 30 feet deep. It can crawl upward 3 feet in one day, but at night it slips back 2 feet. How long does it take the ...."

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Old 08-21-2005, 05:03 PM
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A snail is at the bottom of a well 30 feet deep. It can crawl upward 3 feet in one day, but at night it slips back 2 feet. How long does it take the snail to crawl out of the well???
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Old 08-21-2005, 09:00 PM
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I think I haven't put enough thought into this answer:
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Old 08-21-2005, 09:07 PM
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Old 08-21-2005, 09:39 PM
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I know!!...28 days. Once it reaches the top, it does not slip down 2 feet.
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Old 08-21-2005, 10:48 PM
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I say 31 days. Then a bird eats it.
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Old 08-22-2005, 01:29 AM
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27 days. Char's bird shows up 4 days later and goes home hungry

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Old 08-24-2005, 08:11 PM
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LOL@Charski and Aderyn.

LouG has the right answer. 28 days!
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