Kathy stood on the middle rung of a ladder. She climbed up 5 rungs, moved down 2 rungs, and then climbed up 7 rungs. Then she climbed up the remaining 2 rungs to the top of the ladder. How many rungs are there in the whole ladder?

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2022-09-13

Kathy stood on the middle rung of a ladder. She climbed up 5 rungs, moved down 2 rungs, and then climbed up 7 rungs. Then she climbed up the remaining 2 rungs to the top of the ladder. How many rungs are there in the whole ladder?

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Everett Melton

Everett Melton

Beginner2022-09-14Added 12 answers

Number of rung of the ladder must be odd, because starts in the middle rung. The number of rungs on the ladder is some number, 2n+1 for some whole number 2.
The middle rung (t):
2 n + 1 2 + 1 2
The start t + 5 2 + 7 + 2 = t + 12 ( 2 n + 1 2 + 1 2 ) + 12 = 2 n + 1 2 n + 1 2 2 n = 1 12 1 2 2 n + 1 4 n 2 = 23 2 2 n + 1 = 23 2 n 1 = 23 2 n = 24 n = 12
Number of rungs ( 2 n + 1 ) = 2 × 12 + 1 = 25
There are 25 rungs on the ladder.

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