Date: Mon Oct 14 08:44:40 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Aaron
Answer(or question to Mentor): The answer is 6 2/5 miles away. I calculated this precise answer by finding out how many second it takes the sound to get to me every mile away it is. It takes five second I found out. It took the sound thirty-two seconds to reach me. So I decided to divide five into thirty-two. It went 6 times. There were two seconds left so I made them into a fraction of 2/5 because it does not make one whole.
Date: Fri Oct 18 08:22:04 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Aaron
Answer(or question to Mentor): Erik how many feet are in a mile?
Date: Fri Oct 18 08:29:35 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Aaron
Answer(or question to Mentor): Erik how many feet are in a mile?
Date: Fri Oct 18 08:30:59 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Aaron
Answer(or question to Mentor): Can you please help me with the second challenge problem? I dont understand how to find the anwerser
Date: Fri Oct 18 13:51:19 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Aaron
Mentor Reply: Good job solving the problem Aaron. You got the correct answer of 6 2/5 miles away. Good job explaining where the 2/5 came from. To clarify your answer you should also explain why you divided thirty two five times. This will show me that you completely understand the problem. Overall this is a very good answer.
Challenge 2: (Note: to find out how many feet are in a mile, check your encyclopedia or math book) To find the answers for challenge 2, you must do conversions. You need to find out, first, how many times lightning strikes in a minute. If lightning strikes a hundred times a second, and you are looking for strikes per minute, you are going to need to multiply. The same is true for parts b-f. There are many ways to think about this problem. Give it another try and send me your revised response. Good luck. Sincerely, Erik
Date: Fri Oct 18 13:54:41 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Aaron
Mentor Reply: **post-Aaron
PS My grandma passed away on Thursday. This is the reason my response is late by a day. Thank you for your understanding on the matter. Erik Hill
Date: Fri Oct 18 16:14:24 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Aaron
Instructor Comments:
Erik,
I am so sorry to hear about your Gradmnother's passing.
You are not late anyway, but thanks for your concern. I am a bit confused: you want to post Aaron's answer, but yet you ask him to explain further? I agree, I think it could be posted, and so I am not sure if we really need to push him even further. Your answer is excellent, so I would send it as it is.
Dr. Bowers
Date: Tue Oct 22 16:19:38 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Aaron
Mentor Reply: Good job solving the problem Aaron. You got the correct answer of 6 2/5 miles away. Good job explaining where the 2/5 came from. To clarify your answer you should also explain why you divided thirty two five times. This will show me that you completely understand the problem. Overall this is a very good answer. Challenge 2: (Note: to find out how many feet are in a mile, check your encyclopedia or math book) To find the answers for challenge 2, you must do conversions. You need to find out, first, how many times lightning strikes in a minute. If lightning strikes a hundred times a second, and you are looking for strikes per minute, you are going to need to multiply. The same is true for parts b-f. There are many ways to think about this problem. Give it another try and send me your revised response. Good luck. Sincerely, Erik
