a group of fifth grade students in New Zealand are going camping. They will hike from Wellington to Ruapehu. Then they will follow a trail for another 1/2 mile to their campsite.
I was able to calculate the distance from Wellington to Ruapehu by using the map scale. It is 200 miles.
The next question was About how long would it take the students to arrive at their campsite, if they don't make any stops?
How do I figure this out? my teacher told us to ignore the top of the page where we were to calculate the class median for step length and the# of steps in 1 minute.
Distance = rate * time
From your data, D = 200.5 miles
However, there is no indication of rate on your post. I think you need the data that you say you were told to ignore.
To figure out how long it would take the students to arrive at their campsite, you need to determine their hiking speed. Since the question tells us to ignore the top of the page where you were supposed to calculate the class median for step length and the number of steps in 1 minute, we will need to come up with an alternative method to estimate their hiking speed.
One approach could be to assume an average walking speed for fifth-grade students. The average walking speed for adults is around 3 to 4 miles per hour, so we can assume that the students will walk at a slightly slower pace. Let's assume their average walking speed is 2.5 miles per hour.
Since the distance from Wellington to Ruapehu is given as 200 miles, we can divide this distance by the average walking speed of 2.5 miles per hour to find the time it would take to hike from Wellington to Ruapehu.
200 miles / 2.5 miles per hour = 80 hours
So, it would take approximately 80 hours for the students to hike from Wellington to Ruapehu without making any stops.
Now, since the next part of their journey is an additional 1/2 mile, we can assume that the students will take a similar amount of time to cover this distance.
1/2 mile / 2.5 miles per hour = 0.2 hours
To convert this time into minutes, we multiply the decimal value by 60:
0.2 hours * 60 minutes per hour = 12 minutes
Therefore, it would take approximately 12 minutes for the students to hike from Ruapehu to their campsite.
So, in total, it would take approximately 80 hours (from Wellington to Ruapehu) + 12 minutes (from Ruapehu to the campsite) = 80 hours and 12 minutes for the students to arrive at their campsite if they don't make any stops.