5-8 Assignment

If you are driving at 60 mph and your reaction time is 1.1 seconds, how far will your car travel during your reaction time?

• 50 feet

• 88 feet

• 97 feet

• 100 feet

Which of the following road conditions will likely result in the longest braking distance?

• Dry asphalt

• Icy road

• Gravel road

• Wet road

True or False: Braking distance decreases as vehicle speed increases.

• True

• False

True or False: Reaction distance is affected by the driver’s reaction time and vehicle speed.

• True

• False

True or False: Anti-lock Braking Systems (ABS) can help reduce braking distance on wet or icy roads.

• True

• False

A driver is traveling at 70 mph with a reaction time of 1 second. Calculate the reaction distance

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Calculate the total stopping distance for a car traveling at 55 mph with a reaction time of 1.2 seconds and a braking distance of 150 feet.

A truck with a braking distance of 200 feet is traveling at 65 mph. If the driver’s reaction time is 1.3 seconds, what is the total stopping distance?

• 300 feet
• 250 feet
• 324 feet
• 400 feet

A person is driving to work at 55 mph. What is the braking distance?

• Approximately 150 feet
• Approximately 300 feet
• Approximately 216.89 feet
• Approximately 180 feet

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CCSS.8.EE.A.2

A motorcyclist is traveling at 65 mph. The reaction time is 1.2 seconds. First, find the reaction distance, then the braking distance. Then calculate the total stopping distance.

• 150.25 feet
• 325.70 feet

• 208.17 feet
• 180.75 feet