Question

When a car's brakes are applied, it travels 7 feet less in each second than the previous second until it comes to a complete stop. A car goes 28 feet in the first second after the brakes are applied. How many feet does the car travel from the time the brakes are applied to the time the car stops?

Answer 1

70feet

Explanation:

during the

1st sec it travels 28 ft

2nd sec =28-7=21ft

3rd sec= 21-7=14ft

4th sec= 14-7= 7ft

last sec=7-7=0ft, at this point the car stops.

so altogether it travels 28+21+14+7+0= 70 feet