a little squirrel went up a tree, which was forty feet and three. everyday she climbed up eleven, every night she slid down seven. tell me, if she did not drop, when did her paws touch the top.

On the 9th day her paws touched the top

Step-by-step explanation:

The total height of the tree is 43feet.

The total distance she climbs after one day and one night is 11-7=4feet.

Now, we need the amount of days. In order to do that, we will do:

N = H / 4feet where N is the amount of days and H is the height she needs to climb. But we will use 43-11 = 32feet because once she gets 32feet-height, she would only need one more day and wouldn't need to climb down anymore.

N = 32 / 4 = 8 days She needs 8 days and 8 nights to get 32feet above ground. On the 9th day she climbs 11 feet, and gets to the top.