Question

1. choose the correct description.

allison took her dog out and alternated between running for 1.5 minutes and walking for 1.5 minutes. allison turned around with her dog halfway and ended up back at home after 0.7 miles.
jackson ran to try and catch a bus at a stop almost half a mile from his house. he waited two minutes at the stop but realized he missed the bus. he turned and started walking back home.
ben walked with a friend to a gas station close to his home to get a soda. he and his friend talked to some classmates at the gas station for a few minutes, and then the classmates drove ben and his friend back to ben’s house. they got to ben’s house 4.5 times faster in the car than when they walked.

Explanation:

Step1: Analyze Graph 10

Graph 10 shows distance increasing (moving away), plateauing (stopping), then decreasing (returning home).

Step2: Match with options

Jackson’s story: runs to bus stop (distance up), waits 2 mins (plateau), walks back (distance down). This matches Graph 10.

Answer:

Jackson ran to try and catch a bus at a stop almost half a mile from his house. He waited two minutes at the stop but realized he missed the bus. He turned and started walking back home.