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Question: A frog croaks 1 time when a storm is 1 mile (5,280 feet) away. When the storm is half of a mile away, the frog croaks 2 times. When the storm is one-third of a mile away, the frog croaks 3 times. How many feet away is the storm when the frog croaks 5 times?
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Solution: If the pattern continues, then the frog will croak 4 times when the storm is one-fourth of a mile away and 5 times when the storm is one-fifth of a mile away. Since a mile is 5,280 feet, one fifth of a mile is 5,280 ÷ 5 = 1,056 feet.
