The height of a flag pole is $30$ feet. Grease is applied to the pole. A monkey attempts to climb the pole.He climbs $3$ feet for every second, but slips down $2$ feet in the next second. When will the monkey reach the top of the flag pole?

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$I n 2 s e c o n d s, t h e m o n k e y c l i m b s a n e t d i s t a n c e o f 1 f e e t . T i m e t a k e n t o r e a c h 27 f e e t = 54 s e c o n d s . N o w m o n k e y w i l l c l i m b 3 g e e t t o r e a c h 30 f e e t i n 1 m o r e s e c o n d . T o t a l t i m e = 55 s e c o n d s$

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The height of a flag pole is 30 feet. Grease is applied to the pole. A monkey attempts to climb the pole.He climbs 3 feet for every second, but slips down 2 feet in the next second. When will the monkey reach the top of the flag pole?

In2seconds,themonkeyclimbsanetdistanceof1feet.Timetakentoreach27feet=54seconds.Nowmonkeywillclimb3geettoreach30feetin1moresecond.Totaltime=55seconds

The height of a flag pole is $30$ feet. Grease is applied to the pole. A monkey attempts to climb the pole.He climbs $3$ feet for every second, but slips down $2$ feet in the next second. When will the monkey reach the top of the flag pole?

$I n 2 s e c o n d s, t h e m o n k e y c l i m b s a n e t d i s t a n c e o f 1 f e e t . T i m e t a k e n t o r e a c h 27 f e e t = 54 s e c o n d s . N o w m o n k e y w i l l c l i m b 3 g e e t t o r e a c h 30 f e e t i n 1 m o r e s e c o n d . T o t a l t i m e = 55 s e c o n d s$