LP – Problems from Planting Trees – Intervals

8 trees are planted at the same distance away from each other along a stretch of road. How many intervals are there?

There are 8 lamp posts along a stretch of road. In between every 2 lamp posts, there are 2 trees. How many trees are there along that stretch of road?

There are 4 trees along the road in front of Edward’s house. The trees are 3 m away from each other. How far is the fourth tree from the first one?

There are 5 lamp posts along the street in front of Melissa’s house. The lamp posts are 5 m apart from each other. How far is the fourth lamp post from the first one?

Jimmy ties 5 knots on a piece of rope. The knots are 20 cm apart from one another. How far is the fifth knot from the first one?

7 trees are planted along a stretch of road. The distance between every two trees in 3 m. How far is the sixth tree from the second one?

Stella lines 9 coins up on a table. Each coin is 10 cm apart. How far is the ninth coin from the first one?

It takes Peter 5 minutes to saw a plank of wood into two pieces. How many minutes will Peter take to saw a plank of the same length into four pieces?

A grandfather clock takes 6 seconds to chime 4 times at 4 o’clock. how many seconds will the grandfather clock take to chime 6 times at 6 o’clock?

Alison stays on the 5th floor of an apartment. The staircase leading to every floor has 10 steps. How many steps does Alison have to climb before she reaches home?

A subway train takes 2 minutes to reach the next station. It says at a station for 1 minutes before moving to the next station. How many minutes does the subway train take to travel from the first to the fifth station?

A train has 6 compartments. Each compartment is 6 m long. The compartments are joined by connectors of length 1 m. How long is the train?

The coaches leave a station every 10 minutes. How many coaches would have left the station in 60 minutes?

How many times do you need to cut a ribbon that is 80 cm long into 8 equal pieces? How long is each piece of ribbon?

Vanessa uses some coins to form a triangle. Each of the 3 corners of the triangle has a coin. There are 5 coins on each side of the triangle. How many coins does Vanessa use to form the triangle?