Diego, Lin, and Mai went from the ticket booth to the bumper cars.
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Use each description to complete the table representing that person’s journey.
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Diego left the ticket booth at the same time as Tyler. Diego jogged ahead at a steady pace and reached the bumper cars in 30 seconds.
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Lin left the ticket booth at the same time as Tyler. She ran at a steady pace and arrived at the bumper cars in 20 seconds.
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Mai left the booth 10 seconds later than Tyler. Her steady jog enabled her to catch up with Tyler just as he arrived at the bumper cars.
Diego’s
time
(seconds)Diego’s
distance
(meters)0 15 30 50 1 Lin’s
time
(seconds)Lin’s
distance
(meters)0 25 20 50 1 Mai’s
time
(seconds)Mai’s
distance
(meters)10 25 40 50 1 -
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Using a different color for each person, draw a graph of all four people’s journeys (including Tyler's from the other day).
Graph of a point, coordinate plane with grid, origin O. Horizontal axis, elapsed time (seconds), vertical axis, distance from the ticket booth (meters), both have scale 0 to 60 by 10’s. Point at (40 comma 50). - Which person is moving the most quickly? How is that reflected in the graph?