Fourth week of September

Good day parents and students,

Thank you to all parents and students that came out on Friday to parent/teacher conferences.  It was very nice to sit down and speak with you regarding your child.  I look forward to the second day of conferences on October 18th.  In case you do not already know, we have started a new unit on decimal operations (add, subtract, multiply, and divide).  This unit will be completed around October 9th.  To celebrate this unit, please review the math task attached to this post.

Good luck!!
Mr. Hinson

The Road Taken

Your family has decided to go to a Ravens game at M&T Bank Stadium.  You live in Columbia, and you are discussing the best route to take to get to the stadium.  You have researched three possible routes in order to choose the best route to take.

(Provide three maps – each showing one route)

Route #1:

Columbia through Ellicott City – 8.3 miles (10 minutes) + Ellicott City to Catonsville – 7.6 miles (14 minutes) + Catonsville to Lansdowne – 5.8 miles (11 minutes) + Lansdowne to M&T Bank Stadium – 4.5 miles (9 minutes) = _____ miles and _____ minutes

Route #2:

Columbia through Jessup – 10.2 miles (15 minutes) + Jessup to Linthicum – 10.4 miles (15 minutes) + 6.3 miles (10 minutes) =  _____ miles and _____ minutes

Route #3:

Columbia through Linwood – 7.6 miles (10 minutes) + Linwood to Catonsville - 7.6 miles (11 minutes) + Catonsville to Halethorpe – 7.6 miles (10 minutes) + 5.3 miles (9 minutes) = _____ miles and _____ minutes

Determine the total distance and time traveled.  Take into account any and all factors that may influence your decision.