On October 30th, low tide occurred at 1:00 pm PST. High tide
will occur at midnight. The freighter Yakisoba Maru sits
unloaded at Dock 50. Her ladder's rungs are numbered from 1 at
the top to 40 at the bottom. Each rung is spaced 18 inches
apart. The tide will rise at a rate of one-half foot per hour.
At 1:00 pm, the water level is exactly at Rung #20. What rung
will be closest to the surface of the water at high tide?