Minute Mystery: The Staircase

Bite-sized brain teaser to solve in a minute or less.

 

 

The Staircase

Category: Pattern Reasoning

You can climb a staircase by taking 1 step or 2 steps at a time.

The staircase has 4 steps.

How many different ways can you climb it?

 

 

Solution

The valid sequences are:
1-1-1-1
1-1-2
1-2-1
2-1-1
2-2

Answer: 5 ways

 

 

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