Solving Distance, Speed, and Time Problems

Solving Distance, Speed, and Time Problems

Observe how a motion problem organized in a table can be represented as a linear equation.


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Putting It All Together

Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.

Open-ended question 1

What is the difference between ratio and rate?

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Open-ended question 2

You know that distance = speed × time. In a problem, distance is measured in inches and time in hours. What is the unit of the rate?

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