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Flagpoles, Obstacles, and Tower of Hanoi

Flagpoles, Obstacles, and Tower of Hanoi

Assessment

Interactive Video

Mathematics, Science

5th - 8th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

Created by

Mia Campbell

FREE Resource

The video tutorial covers several mathematical problems, starting with the Hanoi Tower problem, where the goal is to move disks between rods with specific rules. It then moves on to an athlete and obstacle problem, requiring calculation of obstacles passed by athletes on a track. The next section deals with calculating distances between flagpoles on a street, using pattern recognition. The tutorial concludes with a final problem involving mathematical operations and a summary of the solutions.

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10 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main objective of the Tower of Hanoi game?

To remove all disks from the rods

To arrange disks in ascending order on the same rod

To move all disks to another rod while maintaining their order

To stack disks randomly on different rods

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many moves are required to solve the Tower of Hanoi with 3 disks?

7 moves

9 moves

3 moves

5 moves

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the formula to calculate the minimum number of moves required for n disks in the Tower of Hanoi?

2^n - 1

2n - 1

n^2 - 1

n^2 + 1

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the running track problem, what is the distance between the obstacles placed at 5's positive powers?

5, 10, 15, 20

5, 25, 50, 100

5, 25, 125, 625

5, 50, 500, 5000

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How many obstacles does an athlete encounter if they run the entire 300-meter track?

4 obstacles

5 obstacles

7 obstacles

6 obstacles

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the total number of obstacles encountered by all athletes who completed the race?

36 obstacles

40 obstacles

30 obstacles

34 obstacles

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In the flagpole problem, what is the distance between the first and second flagpoles?

3 meters

4 meters

2 meters

1 meter

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