sorry the previous question was incomplete : there are 10 stepping stones numbered 1 to 10.a fly jumps from 1st stone as follows:every minute it jumps to the 4th stone from where it startd -that is from 1st it would go to 5th ,from 5th it would go to 9th,from 9th it would go to 3rd,etc .where would the fly be at 60th minute if it starts at 1?

• answer 1
  1minute=1+4=5
  1 minute=1+4=5step
  2 minute=5+4=9step
  3 minute=9+4=3step
  4 minute=3+4=7step
  5 minute=7+4=1step the same process is repeated 12*5 times hence at 60th minute fly would be at 1st step.
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(32) No(1)
• total 60 mins and its takes 4 length in jump
  
  which is 60/4 jumps = 15
  
  the jumping positions are
  
  1 5 9 3 7
  
  1 5 9 3 7
  
  1 5 9 3 7
  
  after 15th jump it will be in 1st position
• 12 years agoHelpfull: Yes(10) No(1)
• 1 min-5th stone
  2 min-9th stone
  3 min-3rd stone
  4 min-7th stone
  5 min-1st stone
  so for every 5 min it goes to 1 st stone.....so as 60 is multiple of 5 its goes to 1 st stone at 60th min
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• formula =(intial position + (no.of mins* no.of steps))% (total no.of stones)
  
  so.. (1+ (4*60))%10=1
  ans= 1 st stone
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• at the first stone 1st stone
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