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A monkey wants to climb up a pole of 50 metre height. He first climbs up 1 metre but he falls back by the same height. Again he climbs up 2 metre but he falls back by 1 metre. Once again he climbs up 3 metre but he falls back by 1 metre. Again he climbs up 4 metre but he falls back be 1 metre. In this way he reaches at the top of the pole. If it is known that the monkey needs 10 seconds for 1 metre in upward direction , then the total time required by monkey to reach at the top of the pole. For your kind information it must be clear to you that when he will reach on the top, he will not be slip back. The total time required by this monkey to reach on the top of the poll is:

A

9 minutes 10 seconds

B

10 minutes

C

8 minutes 20 seconds

D

none of these

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