Question

Lena makes home deliveries of groceries for a supermarket. Her only stops after she leaves the supermarket are at traffic lights and the homes where she makes the deliveries. The graph shows her distance from the store on her first trip for the day. What are the variables? Describe how the variables are related at various points on the graph.

Answer 1

The variables are distance and time. The distance from the store increases as she drives, and it stays constant each time she stops for a traffic light or to stop at a customer’s house. After her third stop, she starts heading back to the store. The distance from the store decreases as she drives, and it stays constant for one more stop. Finally, she makes it back to the store and the distance is zero again.