Some lamp posts were located at an equal distance of 4 m apart from one another, starting from the beginning of the road.
- What was the distance between the first lamp post and the fifth lamp post?
- What was the distance between the fifth lamp post and the eighth lamp post?
- Given that the stretch of road was 500 m, how many lamp posts were there from the beginning to the end of the road?
(a)
Number of intervals between the first lamp post and the fifth lamp post
= 5 - 1
= 4
Distance between the first lamp post and the fifth lamp post
= 4 x 4
= 16 m
(b)
Number of intervals between the fifth lamp post and the eighth lamp post
= 8 - 5
= 3
Distance between the fifth lamp post and the eighth lamp post
= 3 x 4
= 12 m
(c)
Number of lamp posts for 500 m excluding the first lamp post
= 500 ÷ 4
= 125
Total number of lamp posts from the beginning to the end of the road
= 125 + 1
= 126
Answer(s): (a) 16 m; (b) 12 m; (c) 126