A monkey ascends a greased pole 22 meters high. He ascends 2 meters in the first minute and then slips down 1 meter in the alternate minute. If this pattern continues until he climbs the pole , in how many minutes would he reach at the top of the pole ?	Choose the correct choice from the following
A) 40th minute
B) 41st minute
C) 43rd minute
D) 42nd minute
E) 45th minute
The money is climbing 1meter in 2min. This pattern will go on till he reaches 20meters. I mean this will continue for first  20*2= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 20*2</gadget>
<output>40</output>
40mins. he would have reached 20meters. After that he will climb 2meters and he will reach the pole. So total time taken= 40 + 1= 
<gadget id="calculator">40 + 1</gadget>
<output>41</output>
41mins.   So, asnwer will be 41st minute
<result>B</result>
A monkey ascends a greased pole 22 meters high. He ascends 2 meters in the first minute and then slips down 1 meter in the alternate minute. If this pattern continues until he climbs the pole , in how many minutes would he reach at the top of the pole ?