WOLFRAM|DEMONSTRATIONS PROJECT

The Hopping Frog Word Problem for Rate, d = r t

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feet per hop
-2
-1
-1/2
1/2
1
2
seconds per hop
1/3
1/2
1
2
3
6
time in seconds
-10
-5
5
6
7
8
clock
0
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Problem Statement
Problem Solution
The time is zero when Froggie passes zero.
Froggie is hopping
at
1
foot
per second.
Where
will he be
5
seconds
after
the start?
The rate equation can be used to tutor many concepts, including rates, signed multiplication, fractions, unit cancellation, and word problems.