Suitable for Grades: 8th Grade, Algebra I, IM 1
CCSS: 6.EE.C.9, HSA.CED.A.3
CCSS Description: Use variables to represent two quantities in a real-world problem that change in relationship to one another; write an equation to express one quantity, thought of as the dependent variable, in terms of the other quantity, thought of as the independent variable. Analyze the relationship between the dependent and independent variables using graphs and tables, and relate these to the equation. For example, in a problem involving motion at constant speed, list and graph ordered pairs of distances and times, and write the equation d = 65t to represent the relationship between distance and time.
Represent constraints by equations or inequalities, and by systems of equations and/or inequalities, and interpret solutions as viable or non‑viable options in a modeling context. For example, represent inequalities describing nutritional and cost constraints on combinations of different foods.
This worksheet on multi-stage speed, distance and time problems guides students to use a reliable method in order to comprehend the problems they are faced with and separate the journey in order to extract the key information provided.
There are eight questions to answer using varying units of time and distance and with different information provided.
Questions 1 - 3 come with a table layout, highlighting the information students must calculate in order to solve the problem.
Once the scaffolding is removed, students should be able to tackle these problems independently and have ample opportunity to do so.