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Q.1. Haretown and Tortoiseville are 54 miles apart. A hare travels at 8 miles per hour from Haretown to Tortoiseville, while a tortoise travels at 1 miles per hour from Tortoiseville to Haretown.
If both set out at the same time, how many miles will the hare have to travel before meeting the tortoise en route?
Q.2. Man Wrinkle spent one-fourth of his life as a boy, one-eighth as a youth, and one-half as an active man. If Man Wrinkle spent 11 years as an old man, then how many years did he spend as an active man?
Q.3.Dad gives you money every day to put in your new piggy bank. He gives money to you in such a way that the money in the piggy bank doubles with each passing day.
If you already have 1 cent in the piggy bank and Dad gives you 1 cent the first day, 2 cents the second day, 4 cents the third day and so on, then your piggy bank gets full on the 15th day.
1. On which day will your piggy bank be half-full? For example, type 6 if your answer is 6th day.
2. In addition to Dad's contributions, if Mom also gave you 1 cent the first day, 2 cents the second day, 4 cents the third day and so on, then on which day would your piggy bank be about half-full?
For example, type 6 if your answer is 6th day.
Q.1. Haretown and Tortoiseville are 54 miles apart. A hare travels at 8 miles per hour from Haretown to Tortoiseville, while a tortoise travels at 1 miles per hour from Tortoiseville to Haretown.
If both set out at the same time, how many miles will the hare have to travel before meeting the tortoise en route?
Q.2. Man Wrinkle spent one-fourth of his life as a boy, one-eighth as a youth, and one-half as an active man. If Man Wrinkle spent 11 years as an old man, then how many years did he spend as an active man?
Q.3.Dad gives you money every day to put in your new piggy bank. He gives money to you in such a way that the money in the piggy bank doubles with each passing day.
If you already have 1 cent in the piggy bank and Dad gives you 1 cent the first day, 2 cents the second day, 4 cents the third day and so on, then your piggy bank gets full on the 15th day.
1. On which day will your piggy bank be half-full? For example, type 6 if your answer is 6th day.
2. In addition to Dad's contributions, if Mom also gave you 1 cent the first day, 2 cents the second day, 4 cents the third day and so on, then on which day would your piggy bank be about half-full?
For example, type 6 if your answer is 6th day.
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