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Going the
Distance
Materials:
calculator, two index cards
Work in a
group of two or three.
Yellowstone—Here We Come
Read the following problem.
Then follow the steps under Procedure for the Activity to see how to use a
table to solve the problem.
Emilie and Justyne are planning to ride their bicycles
and meet at the entrance to Yellowstone Park in Gardiner, Montana. Emilie lives
90 miles from the entrance and Justyne lives 120 miles from the entrance.
Emilie plans to leave her home at 8 A.M. and average 10 miles per hour. Justyne will leave at 10 A.M. and can average
14 miles per hour because her route is partly downhill. Who will arrive first
in Gardiner? What time will that be?
Procedure
for the Activity
Step 1 One way to
solve this problem is to make a table showing the distances traveled by each
bicycle rider. Copy or print out the table below.
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Emilie
must travel
90 miles.
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Justyne
must travel
120 miles.
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Time
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Miles
Traveled
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Time
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Miles
Traveled
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8 A.M.
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0
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8 A.M.
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0
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9 A.M.
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10
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9 A.M.
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0
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10 A.M.
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10 A.M.
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0
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11 A.M.
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11 A.M.
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14
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noon
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noon
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1 P.M.
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1 P.M.
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2 P.M.
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2 P.M.
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3 P.M.
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3 P.M.
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4 P.M.
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4 P.M.
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5 P.M.
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5 P.M.
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6 P.M.
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6 P.M.
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7 P.M.
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7 P.M.
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8 P.M.
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8 P.M.
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Step 2 Look at
Column 2 in the table for Emilie. What does the 10 listed by 9 A.M. represent?
Step 3 Look at Column 2 in the table for Justyne.
What does the 14 listed by 11 A.M.
represent?
Step 4 Fill in the entire table for both girls.
Step 5 Who will arrive at Gardiner first? What time
will that be?
Step 6 Find another way to solve this problem.
Describe your method.
Step 7 Solve the following distance problems by using
a table. Show the table you used for each problem.
Distance
Problems
1. The distance of a flight from New York City to San Francisco is
2572 miles. A B737-300 jet leaves New York at 7 A.M. traveling at an average air speed of 410 miles per
hour. A B747-100 jet leaves New York at 9 A.M. traveling at an average air speed of 505 miles per
hour. Which plane will arrive at the airport in San Francisco first? What time
will that be?
2. The distance from Minneapolis to Chicago is 405 miles. Nichole
leaves Minneapolis at 10 A.M.
and plans to average 50 miles per hour on her trip to Chicago. Gregory leaves
Minneapolis at 12 noon and plans to average 60 miles per hour. Will Gregory
pass Nichole before they reach Chicago? Explain.
3. The distance from Houston to Tulsa is 478 miles. Shanna leaves
Houston at 6 A.M. on the route to Tulsa. She
plans to average 55 miles per hour. Georg will leave Houston at 8 A.M. on the route to Tulsa. He
plans to average 65 miles per hour. They plan to keep in contact during the day
and meet for a short visit before continuing to their destinations. How far
from Houston will they be when they meet? What time will it be?
Wrapping
Up the Activity
Write a distance problem
similar to the problems in this activity. Give the problem a name. Write the
name of your problem on each of two index cards. Write the problem on one card.
Then solve the problem by making a table. Write the solution and the table on
the second index card. Exchange your problem index card with another group, but
keep the solution card. After the other group has a solution, have them check
their solution by using the solution card.
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