Q. A rope ladder was left down from a ship. 12 steps of the ladder were exposed at 10:00 am. The queen who was going to visit the ship, said she would visit at 1:00 pm as she would have to climb lesser number of steps then. The tide in the sea increases from morning to afternoon at the rate of 1.2 meters per hour. The distance between any 2 steps of the ladder is 0.4 mts. How many steps will the queen have to climb?

• 3 steps
  from 10 to 1 increase in tide=1.2*3=3.6
  0.4*9=3.6 so 9 steps will be covered by tide
  remaining=12-9=3
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