Education · Mathematics Pedagogy
Consider the following three math problems given to students: (A) Five wheel rotations on a bike take you 12 yards. How many wheel rotations will be required to go 60 yards? (B) In a college, 5 out of every 8 seniors live in apartments. Out of 30 seniors, how many are likely to live in apartments? (C) John and Lisa were walking at the same speed. Lisa started first. When Lisa had walked 6 blocks, John had walked 2 blocks. How many blocks would John cover when Lisa has covered 12 blocks? Which statement correctly characterizes these problems?
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- 1Question (A) requires proportional thinking, while (B) is an example of a question on probability.
- 2Both questions (A) and (B) are examples of questions based on proportional thinking.✓
- 3Both questions (A) and (C) are examples of questions based on proportional thinking.
- 4Only question (C) is an example of a question based on proportional thinking.
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Both questions (A) and (B) are examples of questions based on proportional thinking.
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