A honeybee flies from its hive to a flower 100m away. Then, it returns to the hive and flies to another flower half the distance of the first one. If it keeps flying back and forth to different flowers which are always half the distance of the one before, how far will it have travelled if the last flower is 12.5m away from the hive ?
2007-08-14 21:22:11 · 8 answers · asked by edwardmong 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
375 m
2007-08-14 21:26:25 · answer #1 · answered by Don't worry... be happy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
first flower is 100 metres away (hive to flower = 100m, but the bee needs to get back to the hive so the distance is + 100 metres)
second flower is 100/2 = 50 (and another 50m to get back to the hive)
third flower is 50/2 = 25 metres away (same as above)
fourth flower is 25/2 = 12,5 - that is the last flower
100 + 100 +50 + 50 +25 + 25 +12,5 +12,5 = 375
2007-08-15 04:33:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
12.5+12.5 + 25 + 25 + 50 + 50 + 100 + 100 = 375
2007-08-15 04:29:00 · answer #3 · answered by Pierre R 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
375m given that the honeybee will get back to its hive after he reached the last flower (12.5m)
2007-08-15 04:27:25 · answer #4 · answered by sarahmill3r 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
100 + 50 + 25 + 12.5 = 187.5 m
2007-08-15 04:25:59 · answer #5 · answered by SoulDawg 4 UGA 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First:
its a "MATH" question... not a "maths" question.
go back and appologize to your 2nd grade teacher for sleeping all year.
Second flower is 50 m from the hive
3rd is 25
4th is 12.5
100 + 50 + 25 + 12.5 = 187.5
*2 for 2 ways...
2007-08-15 04:28:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
1- 100m
2- 50m
3- 25m
4- 12.5
total = 187.5 * 2 = to and fro 375m
2007-08-15 04:30:41 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
375 meters it shouldhave travelled
2007-08-15 04:35:08 · answer #8 · answered by Ananthaganesh K 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋