a man was trying to swim to a buoy placed at a distance of 200m out in the sea. it took him 1 min to swim 20m. then a wave pushed him back 10m and he rested for about 1min before swimming again. he continued in his way for the rest of their journey. how long would it take the man to swim to the buoy?

solve according to sequence and series pattern

What don't you understand about Reiny's answer?

http://www.jiskha.com/display.cgi?id=1420892277

actuallu reiny didn't solve according to sequence and series pattern---he used line equation but i want this answer according to the sequence and series pattern