Question

Zeno jr. is standing 16 feet from the door. Each step he takes to the door covers half the distance left to the door. Predict how far Zeno jr. will still be from the door after 4 steps.

Answer 1

Is this a math question? your feet are at most one foot long so he would be approximately 12-13 feet away from the door. If you're thinking in strides as well, that would make it maybe 9-10 paces. Hope it helps!

Answer 2

The distance between Zeno jr. and door is 1 feet.

Explanation:

Consider the provided information.

Zeno jr. is standing 16 feet from the door. Each step he takes to the door, covers half the distance left to the door.

The distance after 1st step =
`(16)/(2) =8`

After 1 step he is 8 feet from the door.

The distance after 2nd step =
`(8)/(2) =4`

After 2nd step he is 4 feet from the door.

The distance after 3rd step =
`(4)/(2) =2`

After 3rd step he is 2 feet from the door.

The distance after 4th step =
`(2)/(2) =1`

After 4th step he is 1 feet from the door.

Hence, the distance between Zeno jr. and door is 1 feet.