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The Labors of Hercules
1) How Many Labors did Hercules complete? Represent the number as a fraction, decimal, and percent.
-Hercules completed 12 labors. Fraction: 12/1 Decimal: 12.0 Percent: 12%
2) A. In which labors do you think Hercules needed to use his intelligence? Support your answer by referring back to the labor.
- Four of the tasks needed Hercules’s intelligence. The four were the 2nd, 3rd, 6th and 11th task.
B. What fractional part of the circle does that include? Represent as a Fraction, decimal, and percent.
- 4/12, 0.333333333333333, 33%.
3) A. In which labors do you think Hercules needed to use his physical strength? Support your answer by referring back to the text.
- 8 out of the 12 labors needed strength to get done.
B. What fractional part of the circle does that include? Represent the fraction as a decimal and a percent.
- 8/12 and 0.6666666666.
4) Which labor, in your opinion, was the most difficult to accomplish?
- Cerberus. Hercules had to go through Hades to get to him.
5) Which labor, in your opinion, was the least difficult to accomplish?
- Getting the belt from Queen Hippolyte. He just had to convince and fight her to get the belt, not as hard as all the others.
6) A. List any labors that you feel did not require the qualities of physical and mental strength. Look back at the labors for assistance.
- None of them, they all needed physical or mental strength.
B. What fractional part of the circle do they include? Represent the fraction as a decimal and a percent.
- 0/12 and 0%.