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Aceleration Word Problem
Aceleration Word Problem
Aceleration Word Problem
Once upon a time, in a faraway land of monsters, a large group of monsters were
gathering for the biggest competition of year- the monster truck showdown. Two
monsters jumped into trucks and prepared for the big smash. They flipped the ignition
and started driving. The first monster raced down the left ramp, and the other went
down the right ramp5. The first truck, blue as the sky5, traveled 10 miles. After 5
minutes4, the truck comes to a halt1,2,3. The second truck, red as blood, speeded at 100
miles per hour and then stopped after 10 minutes2.
Once upon a time, in a faraway land of monsters, a large group of monsters were
gathering for the biggest competition of year- the monster truck showdown. Two
monsters jumped into trucks and prepared for the big smash. They flipped the ignition
and started driving. The first monster raced down the left ramp, and the other went
down the right ramp. The first truck, blue as the sky, traveled 10 miles. After 5 minutes,
the truck comes to a halt. The second truck, red as blood, speeded at 100 miles per
hour and then stopped after 10 minutes.
3. What term and/or phrase did the writer use in the article to imply that truck
is at rest, as in it’s not moving?
4. What two pieces of information did the writer include in the article that are
irrelevant and/or misleading to the reader, as in they are not useful in the
calculating either speed or acceleration?