Consider this trip as a distance that Goldilocks, Mama Bear, and Papa Bear are completing together.
Total Distance of the Trip = Goldilock's Distance + Mama Bear's Distance + Papa Bear's Distance
Distance Review
distance = rate * time
-or-
d = rt
What Do You Know?
- d = 600 miles
- Goldilocks can complete the drive in 8 hours.
- Mama Bear can complete the drive in 8 hours.
- Papa Bear can complete the drive in 12 hours.
600 = Goldilocks's rate * t + Mama Bear's rate * t + Papa Bear's rate * t
What's Missing?
- Goldilocks's rate
- Mama Bear's rate
- Papa Bear's rate
- t