Who doesn't love the story Horton Hears a Who! by Dr. Seuss. For those of you who aren't familiar with this particular tale, Horton the elephant takes on the task of protecting tiny creatures living on a dust speck that he has placed on a clover.
At one point in the story, a bird steals the clover from Horton and drops it over a very large clover field at 6:56 a.m. Ever the faithful protector and true to his promise to save them, "Because, after all, a person's a person, no matter how small," Horton begins the enormous task of searching for the lost clover.
But clover, by clover, by clover he found
That the one that he sought for was just not around.
And by noon poor old Horton, more dead than alive,
Had picked, searched, and piled up, nine thousand and five.
1. At this rate, estimate how many clovers Horton picked each minute.
2. Approximately how many seconds did Horton spend on each clover?
For each of the above answers, round to the nearest whole unit.
The story continues
Then, on through the afternoon, hour after hour...
Till he found them at last! On the three millionth flower!
You need only choose one of these questions to answer:
A. If Horton continued at the rate you calculated above without pausing, how long would it take him to reach the three millionth flower? Be sure to answer this question in a way that makes sense (in other words, don't give an answer like 72 hours when 3 days would give us a better sense of how long this is).
or
B. In the story it seems that Horton finds the clover later the same day. If he continued picking from noon until he found the clover at six o'clock that same evening, approximately how fast would he have to work?
This weeks POW is fun,
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Dr. Suesseckman
Solution: Most of you were right on the money for the rate per minute and also seconds per clover, however you were kind of all over the place for the last two questions. ;-) Please think these through carefully before posting you answers. Many of you posted the same answer, exactly! You are given the privilege of working together however when it comes to posting it needs to be your own work, thoughts and words. Duplicate posts will no longer accepted. I will accept the first post and credit it's author and then reject any posts using the same verbiage and will not credit the author with a score. Further, the posts writing has moved away from the posting requirements. Please review the requirements as future posts that do not meet the requirements will not be posted nor will credit be assigned for the problem.
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Ms. L.
1. At this rate, estimate how many clovers Horton picked each minute.
a. 30 clovers per minute
2. Approximately how many seconds did Horton spend on each clover?
a. 2 seconds per clover.
You need only choose one of these questions to answer:
a. If Horton continued at the rate you calculated above without pausing, how long would it take him to reach the three millionth flower? Be sure to answer this question in a way that makes sense (in other words, don't give an answer like 72 hours when 3 days would give us a better sense of how long this is).
a. It would take Horton about 10 weeks of non-stop picking to get 3 million clovers.
or
b. In the story it seems that Horton finds the clover later the same day. If he continued picking from noon until he found the clover at six o'clock that same evening, approximately how fast would he have to work?
a. 8,308 clovers per minute to finish by 6:00 pm.
20 comments:
1. Horton picked approximately 15 clovers a minute.
2. Horton spent about 2 second son each clover.
A. it would take 684 years and 9 months to get the 3 millionth flower
B. he would have to pick 16,642 flowers a minute to get to 3 million by 6 o’clock
. Horton picked approximately 15 clovers a minute.
2. Horton spent about 2 second son each clover.
A. it would take 684 years and 9 months to get the 3 millionth flower
B. he would have to pick 16,642 flowers a minute to get to 3 million by 6 o’clock
K.W.
K.S.
1. Horton picked about 30 clovers a minute.
2. Horton picked one clover about every 2 seconds.
A. It would take 684 years and 9 months to find the three millionth flower.
B. He would have to pick 16,642 flowers a minute to get the three millionth flower by six o’clock.
Bird dropped clover in field at 6:56 a.m.
By 12:00 he picked 9,005
He searched for 5:04
Converted the 5:04 to minutes
This ended up being 304 minutes
Then I divide 9,005 by 304
Which were about 30 clovers per minute
Then we knew that 30 went into 60 twice
So that meant he looked at each clover for 2 seconds
C.G.
bird dropped clover at 6:56
at 12:00 horton picked up 9,005
he searched until 5:04 (304 minutes)
9005/304= about 30 clovers per minute
60 seconds per minute
60/30= 2
2 minutes per clover
F.P.
A.L
1. At this rate, estimate how many clovers Horton picked each minute.
I got 416 by multiplying 60 by 6 because there is 60 minutes in an hour and the time is 6:56. For my answer to 60 multiplied by 6 I got 360. Then I added 56 to 360 because there is 56 seconds left over. Then I got 416.
9005/416= 22 clovers in one minute
2. Approximately how many seconds did Horton spend on each clover?
It took 3 seconds for Horton to pick one clover.
CCG
6:56 + 5:04 = 12:00
5:04= 304 minutes
9005 divided by 304 = about 30 clovers per minute. So there would be an average of 2 clovers per second. So he spent half of a second on each clover.
B. 6 hours of work.2990995 more flowers. He would have to pick 498499 flowers per hour. Or 8308 per minute. Or 138 pert second.
CCG
6:56 + 5:04 = 12:00
5:04= 304 minutes
9005 divided by 304 = about 30 clovers per minute. So there would be an average of 2 clovers per second. So he spent half of a second on each clover.
B. 6 hours of work.2990995 more flowers. He would have to pick 498499 flowers per hour. Or 8308 per minute. Or 138 pert second.
BKB
1. 30 Clovers Each minute
6:56
360 + 56 = 416 (minutes)
12:00
12 x 60 = 720 (minutes)
720 – 416 = 304
9,005 / 304 = 30
2. .5 seconds per clover, which rounds to about 1 second.
30 / 60 = .5
.5 (rounded) = 1
A.3,000,000 / 30 = 100,000 minutes
100,000 / 60 = 1,667 hours
1,667 / 24 = 69.4
69.4 = 69
Answer: 69 days
S.A.
9005
6:56- 12:00
5 hours and 4 minutes.
60*5=300+4=304
9005/304=29.62
About 30 per minute.
60/30=2
2 seconds per clover.
3000000/30=100000
100000 minutes
100000/60=1666.667
About 1667 hours
1667/24=69.45
About 69 days
69/7=9.85
Answer: About 10 weeks
K.D
1. At this rate, estimate how many clovers Horton picked each minute.
9,005
6:56- 12:00(5 hours and 4 minutes)
60 minutes*5 hours= 300 minutes
300 minutes*60 seconds= 18000 seconds
60 seconds*4 minutes= + 240 seconds
18240 seconds total
304 minutes
9,005/ 304= About 30 clovers picked per minute
2. Approximately how many seconds did Horton spend on each clover?
18,240/9,005= 2 seconds per clover
A. If Horton continued at the rate you calculated above without pausing, how long would it take him to reach the three millionth flower? Be sure to answer this question in a way that makes sense (in other words, don't give an answer like 72 hours when 3 days would give us a better sense of how long this is).
3,000,000 clover
3,000,000/ 30= 100,000 minutes
100,000/ 60= 1,667 hours
69 days = 9 weeks and 1 day
It would take Horton almost ten weeks to find the 3,000,000 flower
A.L. questions
1.30 clovers a minute. 9000 divided by 300 = 30
2. seconds each clover. 60 divided by 30 = 2
B. he would have to pick 498499 clovers an hour for 6 hours.
MR
1. 5 hr 4 min=304 minutes=18240 seconds
9005 clovers
9005 clovers/304 minutes≈30 clovers per minute
2. 30 clovers per minute/ 60 seconds = .5 clovers per second
A. 3,000,000 clovers/ 30 clovers per minute=2 days 21 hours
But clover, by clover, by clover he found
that the one that he sought for was just not around.
And by noon poor old Horton, more dead than alive,
Had picked, searched, and piled up, nine thousand and five.
1. At this rate, estimate how many clovers Horton picked each minute.
He picked 30 clovers a minute
2. Approximately how many seconds did Horton spend on each clover?
He picked up .15 clovers a second
B. In the story it seems that Horton finds the clover later the same day. If he continued picking from noon until he found the clover at six o'clock that same evening, approximately how fast would he have to work?
He would have had to pick up 25 clovers a minute
But clover, by clover, by clover he found
that the one that he sought for was just not around.
And by noon poor old Horton, more dead than alive,
Had picked, searched, and piled up, nine thousand and five.
1. At this rate, estimate how many clovers Horton picked each minute.
He picked up 30 cloves a min.
2. Approximately how many seconds did Horton spend on each clover?
He picked up 0.15 cloves a second.
B. In the story it seems that Horton finds the clover later the same day. If he continued picking from noon until he found the clover at six o'clock that same evening, approximately how fast would he have to work?
He picked up 25 cloves in a min.
1. At this rate, estimate how many clovers Horton picked each minute.
Horton picked about 30 clovers each minute.
6:56 a.m. noon
nine thousand and five.
In 5 hours and 4 minutes he picked 9,005
304 minutes
9005:304
30:1
2. Approximately how many seconds did Horton spend on each clover?
14640: 2220
Horton picked .15 clovers per second.
B. In the story it seems that Horton finds the clover later the same day. If he continued picking from noon until he found the clover at six o'clock that same evening, approximately how fast would he have to work?
360 minutes : 9005 minutes
He would have to pick up 25 clovers per minute
But clover, by clover, by clover he found
that the one that he sought for was just not around.
And by noon poor old Horton, more dead than alive,
Had picked, searched, and piled up, nine thousand and five.
1. At this rate, estimate how many clovers Horton picked each minute.
He picked up 30 cloves a min.
2. Approximately how many seconds did Horton spend on each clover?
He picked up 0.15 cloves a second.
B. In the story it seems that Horton finds the clover later the same day. If he continued picking from noon until he found the clover at six o'clock that same evening, approximately how fast would he have to work?
He picked up 25 cloves in a min.
by SV
1. At this rate, estimate how many clovers Horton picked each minute.
Horton picked about 30 clovers each minute.
6:56 a.m. noon
nine thousand and five.
In 5 hours and 4 minutes he picked 9,005
304 minutes
9005:304
30:1
2. Approximately how many seconds did Horton spend on each clover?
14640: 2220
Horton picked .15 clovers per second.
B. In the story it seems that Horton finds the clover later the same day. If he continued picking from noon until he found the clover at six o'clock that same evening, approximately how fast would he have to work?
360 minutes : 9005 minutes
He would have to pick up 25 clovers per minute
-SKB
Al
Horton Hears a Who
1) Each minute Horton had picked about one hundred fifty clovers a minute.
2) Horton spend about three seconds on each clover
-pv
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