In a water tank, the water level is at $18$ steps below the top, A frog wants to go out of the tank he jumps $4$ steps up and two steps down with every move. In how many jumps he will be out of the tank

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For solving this
For coming up frogs jump $4$ steps up and $2$ step down
Consider up jumps as positive while down jumps as negative
So $(+ 4) + (- 2) = + 2$
So in two jumps frogs come two steps up
So for coming $18$ steps up, he has to make $18$ jumps

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In a water tank, the water level is at 18steps below the top, A frog wants to go out of the tank he jumps 4 steps up and two steps down with every move. In how many jumps he will be out of the tank

For solving this For coming up frogs jump 4 steps up and 2 step down Consider up jumps as positive while down jumps as negative So (+4)+(-2)=+2 So in two jumps frogs come two steps up So for coming 18 steps up, he has to make 18 jumps

In a water tank, the water level is at $18$ steps below the top, A frog wants to go out of the tank he jumps $4$ steps up and two steps down with every move. In how many jumps he will be out of the tank

For solving this
For coming up frogs jump $4$ steps up and $2$ step down
Consider up jumps as positive while down jumps as negative
So $(+ 4) + (- 2) = + 2$
So in two jumps frogs come two steps up
So for coming $18$ steps up, he has to make $18$ jumps