Date: Mon Oct 14 08:50:04 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Megan
Answer(or question to Mentor): Megan Latham
Answer: 6 3/5 miles
Reason: Sense it takes five seconds until I hear the thunder and the five sec. = 1 mile. I would start with the first set of five then the second = 10 miles and third = 15 and the fourth = 20 and the fifth = 25 and then the sixth = 30, on the seventh it would only take up3/5 of a second. That’s how I got the answer 6 3/5 miles
Date: Fri Oct 18 01:09:40 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Megan
Mentor Reply: Megan,
I truly enjoyed reading your response. Your method for solving the problem is very interesting to me. One question I have for you is can you explain why the seventh would only take up 3/5 of a second? Please give some more details on how you calculated this part of your answer. Thanks for your response. I am looking forward to your revision.
Kevin
Date: Fri Oct 18 08:35:25 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Megan
Answer(or question to Mentor):
Challenge 1
Megan Latham
Answer; 316,800 feet
I got this answer because I knew there are 5,280 feet in a mile. So I multiply 5,280 by 60 because there are 60 seconds in a mile. Once I finished multiplying I ended up with 316,800 feet
Challenge 2
Megan Latham
Answer; 6,000 seconds
I got this answer by multiplying each with 100 by 60 because there are 60 seconds in a minute. When I finished my multiplying I came up with 6,000 seconds.
Date: Sat Oct 19 16:34:27 PDT 2002
Student's Name: Megan
Instructor Comments:
Kevin,
Megan apparently saw your response via the teacher's computer, so we can see that you need to be really direct with her! I agree with you, her answer is spectacular, probably the best one I have seen so far! So, please find a way to tell her, directly, that her answer is incorrect, but, at the same time, tell her that her explanation is excellent. This is a tricky one, but important because I really want to post this solution. Funny, we finally get a really great response explaining the math and it is wrong! Anyway, good luck, you are doing a great job.
Dr. Bowers
