Summary
A Cyberchase segment where Harry has to decide whether a line is moving fast enough for him to reach the ticket window before it closes. A real-world look at using a rate to estimate time.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
- What did Harry need to know to make his guess?
- How does knowing the speed of the line help estimate the wait?
- When have you estimated how long a wait would be?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: rate, estimate, speed.
Try it: If a line moves 2 people per minute and 10 people are ahead of you, about how long is the wait?