There is this paper that my teacher gave me and its sooooooo confusing.The directions say:change the word at the bottom of each ladder to the word at the top.Change one letter at a time.Rules:1.If the letter is to the right of the step,remove the word and put another letter in its place.2.If the letter is to the left.add it to the word after you remove the letter that is in its place.
Like any of these:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Word_ladder
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/wordladder/
http://www.dltk-kids.com/type/word_ladders.htm
These burned large amounts of oil & coal in the late 1800s.
It seems like you have a paper with a ladder puzzle where you need to change one letter at a time to transform the word at the bottom of each ladder into the word at the top. The directions you mentioned provide two rules for making these changes.
Let's break down the process step by step:
1. Start by looking at the first ladder. Identify the word at the bottom and the word at the top. Note that there is one letter to be changed in each step of the ladder.
2. Follow Rule 1: If the letter you need to change is to the right of the step, you'll remove the word and replace it with another letter. Let's say the first letter you need to change is "C" in the bottom word "CAT" and the new letter is "H". You would replace "CAT" with "HAT".
3. Move up to the next step of the ladder and identify the next letter to change. If this letter is to the left of the step, follow Rule 2: Add it to the word after removing the previous letter you changed. Continuing the example from step 2, let's say the next letter to change is "A" in the word "HAT" and the new letter is "P". Remove "A" from "HAT" and add "P" to get "HTP".
4. Repeat this process, moving up the ladder, identifying the next letter to change, and following Rule 1 or Rule 2 as appropriate until you reach the top.
5. Continue this process for each ladder provided on the paper, following the same rules: changing one letter at a time, removing and replacing letters to the right, and adding letters to the left.
By following these steps and applying the specified rules, you should be able to solve the ladder puzzle your teacher gave you.