Mind Exercise: Snail in a well

Posted by Jerry Lopper Jan 15, 2007

Sharpen your mind and exercise your brain with this mind puzzle. Mind and mental exercises such as this mind teaser help to keep your brain young. Enter your answers in the Mind Exercise Answer discussion.

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Exercise:

A snail is climbing out of a well that is 7 feet deep. Every hour it climbs up 3 feet but slides back 2 feet. How long will it take the snail to reach the top of the well?

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Source: The Complete Book of Fun Maths, Philip Carter & Ken Russell