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In a potato race a bucket is placed at the starting point, which is 5 m from the first potato, and the other potatoes are placed 3 m apart in a straight line. There are ten potatoes in the line (see Fig.) Each competitor starts from the bucket, picks up the nearest potato, runs back with it, drops it in the bucket, runs back to pick up the next potato, runsto the bucket to drop it in, and the continues in the same way until all the potatoes are in the bucket. What is the total distance the competitor has to run ?

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In a potato race, a bucket is placed at the starting point, which is 5m from the first potato and the other potatoes are placed 3m apart in a straight line. These are ten potatoes in the line. (see fig) Each competitor starts from the bucket, picks up the nearest potato, runs back with it, dorps it in the bucket, runs back to pick up the next potato, runs to the bucket to drop it in and she continues in the same way until all the potatoes are in the bucket. What is the total distance the competitor has to run?

In a potato race, a bucket is placed at the starting point, which is 5 m from the first potato, and the other potatoes are placed 3 m apart I a straight line. There are ten potatoes in the line (see Fig 5.6). A competitorstarts from the bucket, picks up the nearest potato, runs hack with it. drops it in the bucket runs back to pick up the next potato, runs in the bucket to drop it in, and she continues in the same way until all the potatoes are in the bucket. What is the total distance the competitor has to run?

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