Monkey

Monkey fell in 38 meters deep well. Every day it climbs 3 meters, at night it dropped back by 2 m. On what day it gets out from the well?

Result

n =  36

Solution:

$3n-2(n-1)=38 \ \\ n = \dfrac{ 38-3}{3-2}+1 = 36$

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