Complete the following problem and answer the reflection questions below regarding the problem solving process.
9th & 10th grade: Quinton Quickness can run 15 miles per hour. How many feet can he run per second? You may use a calculator to get your answer.
11th & 12th grade: Noah does an experiment with his friends to determine how many people he can fit into his room. He finds two people can stand in the first square foot. His room is 16 square yards. How many dozen people could fit into his room?
Here are some useful conversion factors:
- 1 mile = 5280 feet
- 1 min = 60 seconds
- 1 hour = 60 minutes.
Write your answer in the space below and answer the following questions:
- Did you find this problem challenging? Why or why not?
- What part was easy?
- What part was more difficult?
- Would you be able to solve similar problems on your own?
- Would you be able to teach this to a peer?