A monkey ascends a greased pole 10 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 option:
A) 10th minute  B) 21st minute  C) 17th minute  D) 22nd minute  E) 13th minute
The money is climbing 1meter in 2min. This pattern will go on till he reaches 10meters. I mean this will continue for first  8*2= 
<gadget id="calculator"> 8*2</gadget>
<output>16</output>
16mins. he would have reached 8meters. After that he will climb 2meters and he will reach the pole. So total time taken= 16 + 1= 
<gadget id="calculator">16 + 1</gadget>
<output>17</output>
17mins.   So, asnwer will be 17th minute
<result>C</result>
A monkey ascends a greased pole 10 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 ?