A man works on the $10 t h$ floor of a building. He always uses the elevator to go down at the end of the day. He takes the elevator to the $7 t h$ floor every morning and walks up the stairs for the remaining floors. Why?

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The man is too short to reach the number 10 button.

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A man works on the 10th floor of a building. He always uses the elevator to go down at the end of the day. He takes the elevator to the 7th floor every morning and walks up the stairs for the remaining floors. Why?

The man is too short to reach the number 10 button.

A man works on the $10 t h$ floor of a building. He always uses the elevator to go down at the end of the day. He takes the elevator to the $7 t h$ floor every morning and walks up the stairs for the remaining floors. Why?