Atlanta Baltimore Boston Chicago Los
Angeles
Seattle Tampa
Atlanta 0
Baltimore 0
Boston 0
Chicago 0
Los
Angeles
3 0
Seattle 0
Tampa 0
Using the table of distances, make up your own word problem that would
require someone to use division to solve. Write the problem, and provide the
solution.
Word Problem:
A family is planning a road trip from Atlanta to Los Angeles. They want to split the driving time equally among all the family members. If there are 6 family members and the total driving distance from Atlanta to Los Angeles is 2,500 miles, how many miles should each family member drive?
Solution:
To find the number of miles each family member should drive, we need to divide the total driving distance (2,500 miles) by the number of family members (6).
2,500 miles ÷ 6 family members = 416.67 miles
Each family member should drive approximately 416.67 miles.
Word problem:
A group of friends from Baltimore and Los Angeles are planning a road trip together. They want to split the driving hours equally between them. If the total driving time from Baltimore to Los Angeles is 3,000 miles, how many driving hours will each friend from Baltimore need to drive?
Solution:
To solve this problem, we can use division. The distance of 3,000 miles needs to be divided equally among the friends from Baltimore. Since the problem requires an equal distribution of driving hours, we can assume that each friend will drive the same distance.
Therefore, the solution is:
Each friend from Baltimore will need to drive for 3,000 miles ÷ 3 (number of friends from Baltimore) = 1,000 miles.
Word problem:
Sarah is planning a road trip from Los Angeles to Chicago. She wants to drive 1800 miles each day and expects to reach Chicago in 4 days. However, she wants to make a stop in Seattle, which is 1320 miles away from Los Angeles, before continuing to Chicago. How many miles will Sarah need to drive per day from Los Angeles to Seattle to ensure she reaches Seattle within 2 days?
Solution:
To solve this problem, we can divide the total distance between Los Angeles and Seattle (1320 miles) by the number of days (2 days) Sarah wants to reach Seattle in.
1320 miles ÷ 2 days = 660 miles per day
Therefore, Sarah will need to drive 660 miles per day from Los Angeles to Seattle to ensure she reaches Seattle within 2 days.