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A small ant climbs 3 cm in 1 minute but slips down 2 cm. How much time will it take to climb to 2 cm?

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Solution

The small ant climbs 3 cm in 1 minute and slips down 2 cm.
So,
Distance covered by the ant in 1 minute = 3 − 2 = 1 cm
Thus, the ant will take 2 minutes to cover a distance of 2 cm.

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