Question

A drunkard walking in a narrow lane takes $5$ steps forward and $3$ steps backward followed again by $5$ steps forward and $3$ steps backward and so on. Each step is lm long and requires Is. Determine how long the drunkard takes to fall in a pit $13 \,m$ away from the starting point?

• A. $37\,s$
• B. $13\,s$
• C. $49\,s$
• D. $18\,s$

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

$37\,s$

Answer 2

According to the question, the drunkard moves $5m$ forward, and $3 \,m$ in backward direction and takes $8 \,s$ in the movement. In,such a way, the total distantance covered by drunkard
$8 + 8 + 8 + 8 + 5= 37 \,s$.