Question

Jamie rode her bike home for 5 blocks before realizing she forgot her math book at school and would need it for her homework. She rode back to school, found her math book, and then rode home.

Which graph best represents the scenario described?

Answer 1

B shows her getting closer to home, immediately turning round, gives time for finding book then riding all the way home at a constant speed

Answer 2

Answer: The second graph best represents the scenario described.

Explanation:

Given: Jamie rode her bike home for 5 blocks before realizing she forgot her math book at school and would need it for her homework.

We can see in the second graph that the starting point of her ride is at 9 blocks.

Then the graph goes down to 4 blocks by difference of 5 blocks in 5 minutes, where she realized that she forgot her math book at school.

Then the graph goes up by 5 blocks , where she reached her school back at 9 blocks in 9 minutes.

Then she took 3 minutes rest (time taken to get the book from the school) an d then the graph goes down to 0 blocks. {i.e she reached her home by 17 minutes}