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5 Use a Problem Solving Plan


LT 1.5.1: Write algebraic models and use them to solve real-life problems.

You run in a city where the short blocks on north-south streets are 0.1 miles long. The long blocks on east-west streets are 0.15 miles long. You will run 2 long blocks east, a number of blocks south, 2 long blocks west, then back to your starting point. You want to run 2 miles. How many short blocks should you run? Our plan:

What if you want to run a total of 3 miles? How many short blocks should you run?

Useful formulas: Temperature: C = (F 32) Simple Interest: I = Prt Distance traveled: d = rt Profit: P = I E Area of a rectangle: Area of a triangle:

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