at the inauguration, the President was honored with a 21-gun salute. the report form each gunshot lasted 1 s. four seconds elasped between shots. how long did the salute last?
simplify the question
draw 5 gun-salutes on a number line, then count how many 1 second intervals there are between the first and last.
I count 4 gaps,
so for 22 gun-salutes ..... ?
so what is the answer reiny
just a hint: between shots, the length of the report does not matter. For n shots, you have (n-1) 4-second intervals.
Add to that the extra second after the last shot, if you think the entire salute lasts till the final shot has faded away.
Show us your answer, and we'll be happy to check it. We're not quite so happy to provide help and then get "so what's the answer?"
sorry my answer is 26 is that right steve
To find out how long the salute lasted, we need to determine the total time taken by the individual shots and the time between them.
Given:
- Report from each gunshot lasts 1 second.
- Four seconds elapse between shots.
To calculate the time taken for each shot, we need to add both the time the shot was fired (1 second) and the time between shots (4 seconds):
1 second (shot) + 4 seconds (elapsed time between shots) = 5 seconds
Since we want to find the total duration of the salute, and we know that there were 21 shots in the salute, we multiply the time taken for each shot by the number of shots:
5 seconds (time per shot) * 21 shots = 105 seconds
Therefore, the salute lasted for 105 seconds.