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question:How do you get to the answer of 18 days with a different total depth well. What if the well was 15 or 30 or 43?
answer:Let's break down the problem into a general solution that can be applied to different well depths. The key is to realize that the snail makes a net gain of 1 foot per day until the last day, when it climbs 3 feet and doesn't slip back. To find the number of days, we can divide the well depth minus 3 (to account for the last day's climb) by the net gain per day (1 foot). Let's denote the well depth as 'd'. The number of days can be calculated as (d - 3) / 1 + 1, where the '+1' accounts for the last day. This can be simplified to d - 2. However, if the well depth minus 3 is not a multiple of 1 (which is always the case since we're dealing with whole numbers), this calculation will still give us the correct answer, but we can simplify it further to just d - 2 divided by 1 plus 1, or simply d - 2 + 1 if d - 2 is not a multiple of 3 then rounded up if remainder when d is divided by 3 isn't 0 after the -2 or rounded down if remainder is 0. But this seems complicated and to get the correct answer a simpler formula (well-depth - 2 + (2 + 1 if divided by 3 with remainder of 1 or 2 else 0)/1 simplified from above paragraph just becomes well depth divided by 3 rounded up) with well depth = d divided by 3 then rounded up so for: - A 15-foot well, the snail would take 15 / 3 rounded up, which equals 5 days. - A 30-foot well, the snail would take 30 / 3 rounded up, which equals 10 days. - A 43-foot well, the snail would take 43 / 3 rounded up, which equals 15 days. This simplified formula allows you to easily calculate the number of days it will take for the snail to reach the top of the well for any given depth.
question:What is the average speed of the snail in feet per hour during the 18 days?
answer:To find the average speed of the snail in feet per hour, we need to calculate the total distance traveled and the total time taken. The total distance traveled is the depth of the well, which is 20 feet. The snail climbs 3 feet and slips back 2 feet for 17 days, but on the last day, it only climbs 3 feet without slipping back. However, the net result is still a total distance of 20 feet. The total time taken is 18 days. Since we want to find the average speed in feet per hour, we need to convert the time to hours. There are 24 hours in a day, so the total time taken is 18 days * 24 hours/day = 432 hours. The average speed is calculated as the total distance divided by the total time. Therefore, the average speed of the snail is 20 feet / 432 hours = approximately 0.046 feet per hour.
question:If Jack orders 3 sandwiches for 5 each and pays with a 20 bill, what is the amount of change he receives?
answer:The total cost of the sandwiches is 3 x 5 = 15. Jack pays with a 20 bill, so his change is 20 - 15 = 5. Therefore, Jack receives 5 in change. 5 The answer is: 5
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answer:Amelia is responding positively to a collaboration request and sharing insights on the parallels between historical navigation and modern digital privacy.