A drunkard walking in a narrow lane takes 5 steps forward and 3 steps backward followed again by 5 steps forward and 3 steps backward and so on. Each step is lm long and requires Is. Determine how long the drunkard takes to fall in a pit 13 m away from the starting point?

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A drunkard walking in a narrow lane takes 5 steps forward and 3 steps backward followed again by 5 steps forward and 3 steps backward and so on. Each step is lm long and requires Is. Determine how long the drunkard takes to fall in a pit 13 m away from the starting point? (A)  37 s  (B)  13 s  (C)  49 s  (D)  18 s

Tardigrade Admin · Accepted Answer

According to the question, the drunkard moves 5m forward, and 3 m in backward direction and takes 8 s in the movement. In,such a way, the total distantance covered by drunkard 8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 5= 37 s.

Q. A drunkard walking in a narrow lane takes $5$ steps forward and $3$ steps backward followed again by $5$ steps forward and $3$ steps backward and so on. Each step is lm long and requires Is. Determine how long the drunkard takes to fall in a pit $13 m$ away from the starting point?

$37 s$

$13 s$

$49 s$

$18 s$

According to the question, the drunkard moves $5 m$ forward, and $3 m$ in backward direction and takes $8 s$ in the movement. In,such a way, the total distantance covered by drunkard
$8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 5 = 37 s$ .

Q. A drunkard walking in a narrow lane takes 5 steps forward and 3 steps backward followed again by 5 steps forward and 3 steps backward and so on. Each step is lm long and requires Is. Determine how long the drunkard takes to fall in a pit 13m away from the starting point?

37s

13s

49s

18s