Nova Scotia’s provincial flower is the mayflower. The
mayflower has five petals.
Imagine that the petals are
numbered 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 in a
clockwise order. A ladybug
has landed on petal number 1.
She begins to jump in a
counter clockwise direction from one petal
to another, around the flower. When she
jumps from an odd-numbered petal, she skips a petal.
When she jumps from an even-numbered petal, she
jumps to the next petal. Since it is the year 2007,
she has decided to make 2007 jumps.
Show and explain your work
WHAT NUMBER PETAL WILL SHE
BE ON WHEN SHE STOPS
JUMPING?