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In a tomato race, a bucket is placed at the starting point, which is 10 meters from the first tomato, and the other tomatoes are placed 5 meters apart in a straight line. There are nine tomatoes in the line. A competitor starts from the bucket, picks up the nearest tomato, runs back with it, drops it in the bucket and then runs back to pick up the next tomato and runs towards the bucket to drop it in, and he continues in the same way until all the tomatoes are in the bucket. What is the total distance the competitor has to run? |
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Answer» In a tomato race, a bucket is placed at the starting point, which is 10 meters from the first tomato, and the other tomatoes are placed 5 meters apart in a straight line. There are nine tomatoes in the line. A competitor starts from the bucket, picks up the nearest tomato, runs back with it, drops it in the bucket and then runs back to pick up the next tomato and runs towards the bucket to drop it in, and he continues in the same way until all the tomatoes are in the bucket. What is the total distance the competitor has to run? |
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