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Your teacher has set up a straight path with a 1-meter warm-up zone and a 10-meter measuring zone. Use the path and the following instructions to collect the data.
| your slow moving time (seconds) | your fast moving time (seconds) |
|---|---|
After you finish collecting the data, use the double number line diagrams to answer the questions. Use the times that your partner recorded when you were the person moving.
Moving slowly:
Moving quickly:
When an object moves at a constant speed, it moves at the same speed at all times. It does not move faster or slower at any time. So, the ratios of distance traveled to elapsed time are always equivalent.
For example, a car moves at a constant speed of 50 miles per hour. This means it travels 50 miles in 1 hour, 100 miles in 2 hours, and 150 miles in 3 hours. The ratios of distance in miles to time in hours are equivalent.