THE RUNNING RABBIT THE STORY
A rabbit is training for his rematch with the Tortoise. He begins his morning jog
an unknown distance from his burrow. He runs at a constant rate in a straight line
away from his burrow. After 35 seconds he passes a boulder that he knows is
220 feet from his home. After two and a half minutes (total time), he passes a
tree that he knows is 680 feet from his home.
THE TASK
With this information about the Running Rabbit, answer the following:
1) How fast is the running in feet per second?
2) How far in front of his burrow did he start?
3) How far from his burrow will he be after 3 minutes?
4) When will the rabbit reach a stream that is 1000 feet away from his
burrow?
5) Write an equation for the scenario and show that your equation supports
your ans
ers to questio 1-4.
6) Graph the scenario above on a coordinate plane.