80/10 = 8 feet apart
4 * 8 = 32 feet
Mr foster places 11 garden lights along an 80 meter path. Each light is placed an equal distance apart. How far away is the sixth garden light from the second?
3 answers
The units are meters, not feet.
small addition:
the equation used is:
distance/(number of things dividing -1)
this works because you have one light at the beginning and one at the end. So you end up with(number of things dividing -1)for the number of parts.
ex: 1 foot with 3 lights, that are equal distance, mean they will be placed .5 , half, a foot away from the nearest light
the second equation is:
(starting position - end position)* distance in each part
Note: the answer will always be positive
the equation used is:
distance/(number of things dividing -1)
this works because you have one light at the beginning and one at the end. So you end up with(number of things dividing -1)for the number of parts.
ex: 1 foot with 3 lights, that are equal distance, mean they will be placed .5 , half, a foot away from the nearest light
the second equation is:
(starting position - end position)* distance in each part
Note: the answer will always be positive