Quiz 1

1. You’ve just finished class and are trying to get home in time to watch the start of the Dodgers game. The trip typically takes 36 minutes driving at 67 miles per hour. You look at your phone and realize you have only 27 minutes before the game begins.

How fast would you need to drive to make it home just in time for the first pitch of the game? Give your answer in units of miles per hour rounded to a reasonable number of significant figures.

2. In no more than 100 words, describe the logic you used to arrive at your answer to the previous question.