November 2 Problem of the Week

Here is this week’s Problem of the Week.  Remember that it is due by Friday, November 6.

You are at a picnic.  The ants have found you!  You decide to find out how long it takes an ant to walk across your blanket, get a bread crumb, and carry it back to the  grass.  It takes the first ant 50 seconds, the second ant 45 seconds, the third ant 1 minute, and the fourth ant 53 seconds.  What is the average time it takes for an ant to make the round trip?
Be sure to show your work!!

Answer: 52 seconds

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