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August 29, 2009 TVG

Essential Question: What are some of the variables around us? **__Problem 2.1__**
__Report on Day 1 of Bike Tour: Philadelphia to Atlantic City__
 * Write a report summarizing the data Tony collected on day 1 of the tour. Describe the distance traveled compared to the time. Look for patterns of change in the data. Be sure to consider the following questions:**
 * **How far did the riders travel in the day? How much time did it take them?**
 * **During which time interval(s) did the riders make the most progress? The least progress?**
 * **Did the riders go further during the first half or the second half of the day’s ride?**

On day one, the riders traveled 89 miles in all. That took them eight hours. That averages to 11.125 mph. However, they definitely didn’t move that fast all of the time. From the 3rd hour to the 4th hour, they didn’t go anywhere. By that time it was about 11:00 to 12:00 and they might have been eating lunch. They made the most progress from the 2nd hour to the 2nd and a half hour. They went further faster in the first half of the day.


 * __Problem 2.1 Follow-up__**
 * Describe any similarities between the jumping jack data you recorded in Problem 1.1 and the data Tony collected.**

The jumping jack test and the data Tony collected are similar because you start to get tired towards the end. Also the variables are similar because the jumping jack test had time and jumping jacks done; this one has time and miles completed.