9 inches apart along a 3-foot long line, then turns 90° and buries acorns in a straight line for another 3 feet, and continues in this manner until he has completed a perfect square. Each side of the square is three feet long.
Can you figure out how many acorns Square Sam buries to complete his square?
2006-10-04 06:11:31 · 13 answers · asked by punky89 5 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
In each 3 foot stretch, there are 36 inches. Acorns will be buried at 0, 9, 18, 27, and 36. Accordingly, each side has two corner acorns and three acorns between the corners.
There are a total of 4 corner acorns.
There are a total of 4*3=12 non-corner acorns.
Add them up, and you get 16.
2006-10-04 06:21:52 · answer #1 · answered by Bramblyspam 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you convert the 3 feet into inches, it's 36". 36/9=4 acorns on each side. If you draw a picture, you can see that the answer is 12... not 16.
2006-10-04 07:17:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
1...2..3..4...5
G...-...-...-...6
F...-...-...-...7
E...-...-...-...8
D..C..B..A..9
A=10, B=11, C=12, D=13, E=14, F=15, G=16
16 acorns, and 5 on each side makes it a perfect square
12 inches/feet x 3 feet = 36 inches
plant 1, move 9, plant 2, move 9 (18), plant 3, move 9 (27) plant 4, move 9 (36), turn 90, repeat this 3 more times (4 plants times 4 sides = 16)
2006-10-04 06:28:57 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
It's not 12! Each side will have FIVE acorns. (Without double counting the corners, that leaves you with sixteen.)
Sixteen is the answer.
2006-10-04 06:22:26 · answer #4 · answered by metatron 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
good day! i do no longer think of it truly is complicated for you.It in basic terms given which you're a sprint lazy and don't desire to calculate it. 2c + 4 + 3c = -26 5c + 4 = -26 5c = -30 ( subtract (4) for the two section) c = -6 (divide the two section by potential of (5)) i'm hoping you don't be lazy not extra!!!
2016-10-01 22:30:33 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
SIXTEEN
Nine inches apart - you have five acorns on each side.
2006-10-04 06:32:01 · answer #6 · answered by Moebuggy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
12
3 ft = 36 inches
moving right, he buries 3 acorns to the corner (one on the corner)
moving up, he buries three more to the corner (one on the corner)
moving left, he buries three more to the corner (one on the corner)
moving down, he buries three more to the first corner with the last one on the corner he started on.
2006-10-04 06:16:46 · answer #7 · answered by DanE 7 · 1⤊ 2⤋
You want us to figure out this problem for you? I like your wording. Do you want us to just save you some more trouble and just take the class for you too?
2006-10-04 07:11:15 · answer #8 · answered by The Prince 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
12. but you could figure this out on your own.
2006-10-04 06:20:00 · answer #9 · answered by Nelson_DeVon 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
16. -- see metatron above.
2006-10-04 06:22:32 · answer #10 · answered by x 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋