Question

After hitting the baseball, Rachel runs 30 feet to first base and stops. She pauses for a moment and after the first baseman drops the ball, Rachel runs 30 feet to second base. Sketch a graph to show the distance that Rachel travels compared to time. Use your graph to find the total distance traveled.

Answer 1

The distance tht Racheal ran is 60 feet

How to get the distance

Time is on the x-axis (horizontal axis).

Distance traveled is on the y-axis (vertical axis).

At time = 0 seconds, Rachel is at first base (0 feet).

At time = 1 second, Rachel moves to second base (30 feet).

The graph will have two steps: a horizontal line at 0 feet until 1 second, then a horizontal line at 30 feet after 1 second.

Rachel runs 30 feet from first base to second base twice.

Total distance = Distance from first base to second base (30 feet) * Number of times (2)

Total distance = 30 feet * 2 = 60 feet