Cutting & Connecting( Week 49 Practice) 1. 5 yellow flowers are planted along a straight road, and a red flower is planted between every two adjacent yellow flowers. How many red flowers are there? 2. A pipe connector is used to connect two pipes. How many connectors are needed to connect 6 pipes to form a longer pipe? 3. How many cuts are needed to cut a long log into 8 shorter pieces? 4. How many knots are needed to make in order to connect 3 line sections into a longer line? 5. A 12-hour chime clock strikes 1 chime at 1 o'clock, 2 chimes at 2 o'clock, 3 chimes at 3 o'clock,..., and 12 chimes at 12 o'clock. If the interval between two chimes is 2 seconds and each chiming itself does not take any time. How many seconds will it last for the chimes at 6 o'clock? |