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7th grade math homework?
a man on raft paddles three miles north each day and 2 miles back each night how long will it take him to get fifty miles north of where he started?
Please help
4 Answers
- 9 years agoFavorite Answer
47 days
Move 1 mile forward each day, on the 47th day he travels the first 3 miles and is now 50 miles from where he started.
Sad how many people answered 50, then didn't bother to think about their "logic" or the wording of the question.
- 9 years ago
It will take him 50 days.
He goes North 3 miles each day, then 2 miles South each night. That means in total he goes 3-2=1 mile North each 24 hours. 50miles / 1 mile per day=50 days
Source(s): Reasoning - Anonymous9 years ago
50 days
- 9 years ago
50 days because if he travels 3 miles then goes back 2 then 3-2= 1 so he only really travels 1 mile a day :)
edit: to whoever thumbed down please stop trolling yahoo answers :)
Source(s): My awesome brain :)
