Elevator or Stairs

Act 1

1. Will the elevator or stairs be faster?

2. Write down a guess.

Act 2

3. What information would be useful to figure this out?

4. Write down some questions you have in your head right now.

Act 3

Sequel

5. At what floor would both the elevator and stairs take the same amount of time?

Standards

Common Core

• 6.RP - Understand ratio concepts and use ratio reasoning to solve problems.

• HSA.REI.C.6 - Solve systems of linear equations exactly and approximately (e.g., with graphs), focusing on pairs of linear equations in two variables.

TEKS

• 6.5(A) - represent mathematical and real-world problems involving ratios and rates using scale factors, tables, graphs, and proportions

• A.5(C) - solve systems of two linear equations with two variables for mathematical and real-world problems