Problem of the Week 10_19

Season: 

10

Problem ID Number: 

19

Week Of: 

Monday, February 15, 2010

Due Date: 

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Grade Levels: 

7-8

Content Standards: 

Grade 7, AF 4.2, MR 2.5 Algebra 1, 5.0

Problem Of the Week Printout: 

POW 19.pdf

Hank and Travis leave the same café and travel on the same road. Hank leaves at 8:00 AM and walks at a rate of two miles per hour. If Travis leaves at 11:30 AM and bikes at a rate of six miles per hour, how long will it take for Travis to catch up with Hank? How far from the café will they be when they meet?

Show your solution in a table, equation, and graph. Be sure to answer the questions using complete sentences. Attach additional pages as necessary.

Fresno County Office of Education • Larry Powell, Superintendent
Melinda Riccardi, Math On Call Program Producer, mriccardi@fcoe.org (559) 265-4044
Fax: (559) 265-3041
2009-2010