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Two Passing Bicycles Word Problem Instructional VideoTwo Passing Bicycles Word Problem Instructional Video
Publisher
Khan Academy
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Grade
8th - 12th
Subjects
Math
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
5:39
Audiences
For Teacher Use
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Duration
10 mins
Instructional Strategies
Flipped Classroom
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Closed Captions
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Year
2009
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Instructional Video

Two Passing Bicycles Word Problem

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In this video, Sal solves a word problem sent in by a listener with two cyclists riding towards each other over a given time. It is an interesting problem regarding ratios and the relationship between distance, rate, and time. He shows how drawing a picture of the problem can help one understand the relationship between different parts of the problem.

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word problems, math applications, real-world applications

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ratio problem, rate time distance, word problems, constant motion problem, Problem Solving, math

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At the end of this activity, your number crunchers will have a better understanding as to how to describe graphs of velocity versus time and distance versus time. It is easy for learners to misinterpret graphs of velocity, so have them...
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Solving with Inverse Operations

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A Distance and Time Problem Example

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Mixture Problems - Concept

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