c. 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.
Problem: A group of friends is planning a road trip from City A to City B. They have a total of 450 miles to travel, and they want to evenly distribute the driving time among themselves. If there are 6 friends in the group, how many miles should each person drive?
Solution:
To solve this problem, we need to divide the total distance (450 miles) by the number of friends in the group (6 friends).
450 miles ÷ 6 friends = 75 miles
Therefore, each person should drive approximately 75 miles.
Problem: Sarah is planning a road trip and wants to calculate how many days it will take her to cover a certain distance. According to the table of distances, her trip will cover a total of 840 miles. Sarah plans to drive for 6 hours each day. How many days will it take her to complete the trip?
Solution:
To solve this problem, we need to divide the total distance by the number of miles Sarah plans to drive each day.
Total distance: 840 miles
Number of miles planned to drive each day: 6 miles
Dividing the total distance by the number of miles driven each day:
840 miles ÷ 6 miles = 140 days
Therefore, it will take Sarah approximately 140 days to complete the road trip.
Word Problem:
Maria is planning a road trip across the country. She wants to calculate how long it will take her to drive from City A to City B. The distance between City A and City B is 450 miles. Maria plans to drive an average speed of 50 miles per hour. How long will it take Maria to complete her road trip?
Solution:
To solve this problem, we can use division to find the answer. We need to divide the distance between City A and City B by Maria's average speed, which will give us the time it takes for her to complete the road trip.
Distance between City A and City B = 450 miles
Average speed of Maria = 50 miles per hour
Time = Distance / Speed
Time = 450 miles / 50 miles per hour
Time = 9 hours
So, it will take Maria approximately 9 hours to complete her road trip from City A to City B.