Name: ___________________________________________

Date: __________________

Cops & Robbers

A group of robbers held up a bank in Woodstock, NY and stole $1,000,000 from the bank s safe! "he robbers piled into one geta#a$ car and dro%e north at a speed of &0 miles per hour #here ten minutes later the$ met up #ith a second geta#a$ car! "he$ split up the cash and half of them 'umped into the second geta#a$ car and tra%eled south at a speed of 1(0 miles per hour! "#ent$) fi%e minutes after the robber s split up, the Woodstock *olice #ere alerted! "he Woodstock police sent out t#o police cars! +ne car tra%eled north, #hile the other tra%eled south! ,oth cars tra%eled at -0 miles per hour! Another fifteen minutes passed before the Alban$ *olice #ere alerted of the robber$! "he Alban$ *olice immediatel$ sent out a car tra%eling at &0 miles per hour to#ards Woodstock! .i%e minutes later a police helicopter 'oined the chase /0 miles south of Woodstock and heads to#ard Ne# York 0it$ tra%eling at (/0 miles per hour! "he robbers are tr$ing to make it to one of t#o hideouts before the$ get caught! +ne hideout is 1-0 miles north of Ne# York 0it$ and the other is -0 miles south of Ne# York 0it$! Task: Did either group of robbers get caught1 2f so, #here #ere the$ caught and at #hat time1 3se the map to ans#er 4uestions 1)/! +n the map belo# the distance from NY0 to Woodstock is 50 miles! "he distance from NY0 to Alban$ is 1/0 miles! 1! +n the map belo# place an 6 at the appro7imate location #here the robbers split up! 8abel the location as 9:obbers ;plit 3p!< (! *lace a second 6 at the appro7imate location #here the helicopter took off! 8abel the location as 9=elicopter Departure!< >! What is the distance from NY0 to the 6 #here the :obbers ;plit 3p1 __________ /! What is the distance from NY0 to the 6 that represents the helicopter?s departure location1 _______________

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Name: ___________________________________________ Date: __________________ @! 3se the chart belo# to organiAe the data presented to $ou! ;tart "ime ;tarting *lace ;peed Bdistance from NY0C :obbers Deta#a$ 0ar E1 :obbers Deta#a$ 0ar E( Woodstock *olice BNorthboundC Woodstock *olice B;outhboundC Alban$ *olice =elicopter &! You #ill represent each %ehicle in the chart abo%e as a line on the graph paper on page /! Which column abo%e #ill represent the slope of the lines1 =o# do $ou kno#1

F! 2f the robbers are tra%eling north at &0 mile per hour, ho# man$ miles #ill the$ tra%el in @ minutes1

5! *lot a line to represent Deta#a$ 0ar E1 on the graph paper pro%ided on page /! 8abel the line Deta#a$ 0ar E1! -! 0reate an e4uation for Deta#a$ 0ar E1 #here $ represents the miles from NY0 and 7 represents the time passed since the robbers left the bank! 10! *lot a line to represent each of the remaining %ehicles on the same graph paper pro%ide on page /! 8abel each line and highlight the lines in the appropriate color! Deta#a$ 0ar E( BredC Woodstock *olice BNorthboundC BbrownC Woodstock *olice B;outhboundC ByellowC Alban$ *olice BgreenC =elicopter BorangeC

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Name: ___________________________________________ Date: __________________ 11! 3se the graphs $ou created and the information from the chart to create an e4uation to represent each %ehicle #here $ represents the miles from NY0 and 7 represents the time passed since the robbers left the bank! Deta#a$ 0ar E( G4uation : _______________________________ Woodstock *olice BNorthboundC G4uation : _______________________________ Woodstock *olice B;outhboundC G4uation : _______________________________ Alban$ *olice G4uation: _______________________________ =elicopter G4uation: _______________________________ 1(! 2n an e4uation, ho# do $ou represent that a %ehicle is mo%ing south1 Wh$1

1>! 3se the graphs to determine the fate of Deta#a$ 0ar E1! Was the car caught1 2f so, b$ #ho, and ho# do $ou kno#1

1/! 3se the graphs to determine the fate of Deta#a$ 0ar E(! Was the car caught1 2f so, b$ #ho, and ho# do $ou kno#1

1@! 2f $ou belie%e that Deta#a$ 0ar E1 #as caught, use the e4uations to determine algebraicall$ ho# man$ minutes after the robber$ the car #as caught! 2f $ou belie%e that Deta#a$ 0ar E1 #as not caught, use the e4uations to determine the time that the car made it to the hideout!

1&! 2f $ou belie%e that Deta#a$ 0ar E( #as caught, use the e4uations to determine algebraicall$ ho# man$ minutes after the robber$ the car #as caught! 2f $ou belie%e that Deta#a$ 0ar E( #as not caught, use the e4uations to determine the time that the car made it to the hideout!

1F! 2f $ou belie%e Deta#a$ 0ar E1 #as caught, #here #as it caught in relation to NY01 15! 2f $ou belie%e Deta#a$ 0ar E( #as caught, #here #as it caught in relation to NY01

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Name: ___________________________________________
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Date: __________________

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Time after Robbery (minutes)

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Name: ___________________________________________

Date: __________________

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