Question

A water tank has steps inside it. A monkey is sitting on the topmost step (i.e. the fist step). The water level is at the ninth step. (1) He jumps 3 steps down and then jumps back 2 steps up. In how many jumps will be reach the water level? (2) After drinking water, he wants to go back. For this, he jumps 4 steps up and then jumps back 2 steps down in every move. In how many Jumps will be reach back the top step?

Answer 1

1) he need 33 jumps to reach water level
2)he need 21 jumps to reach back to the top step.