SOLUTION: In a game, a basket and 16 potatoes are placed in line at equal interval of 6 ft. How long will a player take to bring the potatoes one by one into the basket, if he starts from th

Question 886551: In a game, a basket and 16 potatoes are placed in line at equal interval of 6 ft. How long will a player take to bring the potatoes one by one into the basket, if he starts from the basket and runs at an average speed of 12 feet a second?
Answer by JulietG(1812) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's assume that the first potato is placed at the start line, and that the time spent to scoop up the potato is included in the 12ft/second.
After 1 second, he will have 3 potatoes -- including the one at the start line
After 2 second, 5 potatoes
3 seconds, 7 potatoes
4 seconds, 9 potatoes
5, 11
6, 13
7, 15
7.5 seconds to get that last potato.
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