1. Jack and Diane are jogging back and forth along a one-mile path. They started out at 9:00A. M.from opposite
ends of the path. They passed each other in 10 minutes, when Diane has gone 1/3 mile. What time will they first
meet at one end of the path? You have to assume they keep jogging at the same speeds.
Explain:
2. A spider rested on a wall 5 feet from the floor. It starts climbing up the wall, 1/2 foot every hour. When it
reaches a height of 8 feet, it starts climbing back down, 1/2 foot every hour. How high up the wall will the spider
be at the end of 10 hours?
Explain:
Choose a strategy and solve.
3. Don's Clothing advertised a clothing sale. The first day, all clothing was marked 1/10 off. The second day,
unsold items were marked 2/5, the third day, 3/10 off, and so on. If the markdowns continued this way, on which
day were prices marked 4/5, or 80% off?
Explain:
4. On the east side of Holly Hill, you climb 2 feet higher for every 11 yards you climb toward the west. If you climb
the hill to a height of 12 feet, how far west have you moved from the foot of the hill?
Explain: