At the inauguration the President was honored with a 21 gun salute. The report from each gunshot lasted one second. Four seconds elapsed between shots. How long did the salute last?
91 is not correct.
101.
101 sec (or 1 min 41 sec)
21 + (20 * 4) = _______ seconds
91
101 seconds is right. How many minutes is that?
To determine how long the salute lasted, we need to find the total time taken for all the gunshots.
Given that the duration of each gunshot is one second and there is a four-second gap between shots, we can calculate the time per shot as follows:
Time per shot = Duration of gunshot + Gap between shots = 1 second + 4 seconds = 5 seconds
Since there are 21 gunshots in the salute, we need to multiply the time per shot by the total number of shots:
Total time for the salute = Time per shot × Number of shots = 5 seconds × 21 shots = 105 seconds
Therefore, the salute lasted 105 seconds.