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How many rungs will be underwater after one day ?

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A ship is sailing in the water. It has a rope ladder hanging over its side. The rungs are 256 mm apart. Suppose if the water is rising one meter every 12 hours.

How many rungs will be underwater after one day ?

posted Aug 27, 2014 by Amarvansh

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