Final Exam_Solve for Dist & Time_audio_ct - M

By Patrick Mazza
Last updated about 2 years ago
6 Questions

Goal - I can use our speed equation to solve for travel distance or travel time.

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You and a friend go sledding at a hill outside of Chicago. If your average speed down the hill is 6.56 feet per second then how much time will it take you to reach the bottom of the 300-foot-long hill?

Organize:


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Student #1 has a rubber band car that travels 15 feet. Student #2 has a rubber band car that travels at 2 feet per second for a time of 6 seconds. Which car traveled farther and by how much farther did they travel than the other car?


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For part of your trip to Florida, your family's car travels a distance of 80 miles per hour. If you drive at the same rate for the entire trip, how many hours will it take to make the 1,378.26 mile trip?

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What is one correct way to solve the problem below?

A toy car travels a distance of 14 feet. If the toy car travelled at an average speed was
0.5 feet per second then how much time was it powered on for?

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Instructions: Show all your steps using the "Want", "Have", and "Organize" process. If units cancel then show that.

Yesterday you walked 24 minutes from Pritzker to your friend’s place. If you walked with an average speed of 230 feet per minute then how far does your friend live from Pritzker?

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Which equation would you need to use to solve this question?

You and a friend walk 20 blocks across town to a new phone store. You walk at an average rate of 0.3 blocks per minute. If you continue at that rate, what is the total walking time in minutes to reach the new phone store?