Need help with math problem...ANSWER in post #27

[Mac in Wisco]

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That's the conclusion I came to. I can only guess that most of the students figured it was the 8th floor of a 16 story building, but for a single floor to actually be in the middle of a building it would have to have an odd number of floors.

 

[chicks4kids]

I say he got on the 8th floor and there are 16 floors...but I'm wondering if the Ground floor is considered the ground floor or the first floor...tricky tricky tricky...

I'm curious to see the answer myself!!

 

[EweSheep]

From judging the floors given, I am guessing around 11 floors but you can stop somewhere between fifth and sixth floor.

 

[HarlansHollowFarms]

He gets on at point A goes up four, down three and up one, arriving where he started. Then down 9....... middle floor is 9, the building has 18 floos

 

[HarlansHollowFarms]

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That's the conclusion I came to. I can only guess that most of the students figured it was the 8th floor of a 16 story building, but for a single floor to actually be in the middle of a building it would have to have an odd number of floors.

The child is 11, 5th grade math not rocket science!

 

[Suburban chick farmer 09]

14 floors. You don't start at 0 floor.

 

[Iowa Roo Mom]

14 floor building, he started on the 7th floor

 

[bheila]

He left the building on the first floor, he got on the elevator at the middle floor.

 

[HarlansHollowFarms]

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No you don't start at 0, you start in the middle.

 

[jenjscott]

13 floors

If it had 14 floors, it wouldn't have a middle floor.