Sunday, September 28, 2014
Implement The Core: A Variation on a Classic Rate Problem
Twitter Problem 9-28-14
(twitter.com/dmarain)
Trip to work took 90 min including stopping b/c of accident for x min. Avg'd 30 mph overall; apart from delay, avg'd 50 mph. x=?
Answer: 36 min
Solution??
REFLECTIONS
Do rate-time-distance problems still appear on SAT and other standardized tests? Yes!
Do our students get enough practice with these? In Prealgebra? Algebra 1?
Do you view these as applied problems?
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Posted by Dave Marain at 8:07 AM
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