19. In a potato race, a bucket is placed at the starting point, which is 5 m from the first potatoand the other potatoes are placed 3 m apart in a straight line. There are ten potatoes in theline (see figure).A competitor starts from the bucket, picks up the nearest potato, runs back with it, drops itin the bucket, runs back to pick up the next potato, runs to the bucket to drop it in, and shecontinues in the same way until all the potatoes are in the bucket. What is the total distancethe competitor has to run?ADRC 1

19. In a potato race, a bucket is placed at the starting point, which

1.	19. In a potato race, a bucket is placed at the starting point, which is 5 m from the first potatoand the other potatoes are placed 3 m apart in a straight line. There are ten potatoes in theline (see figure).A competitor starts from the bucket, picks up the nearest potato, runs back with it, drops itin the bucket, runs back to pick up the next potato, runs to the bucket to drop it in, and shecontinues in the same way until all the potatoes are in the bucket. What is the total distancethe competitor has to run?ADRC 1
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