Illustrated Word Problems

This female jumping spider jumps to a landing site. Excellent vision, courtesy of 8 eyes, allows the spider to target prey, then

pounce. Silk attached to the launch point serves as a safety line. Some species of jumping spider can jump up to 50 times their body length. Spiders’ legs are not very muscular. Power comes from hydraulics - pumping fluid into the legs. If you could jump like a jumping spider, how far could you jump?

Scott Linstead. Discover Magazine: June ,2011

Top fuel dragsters weigh 2,300 pounds, have 8,000 horsepower, and burn 18 gallons of nitromethane per mile. The record for the quarter mile as of 2010 was 337.58 miles per hour reached in 4.428 seconds. A 2010 Honda Accord EX weighs 3,350 pounds, has 190

horsepower and averages 27 miles per gallon. How much horsepower does each car have to move one pound of its weight? How many times more horsepower per pound does the dragster have than the Honda?lasvegascourierservice.com

Top fuel dragsters weigh 2,300 pounds, have 8,000 horsepower, and burn 18 gallons of nitromethane per mile. The record for the quarter mile as of 2010 was 337.58 miles per hour reached in 4.428 seconds. According to an ABC News poll, in 2005 the average commute was 16 miles and took 26

minutes. How long would it take the dragster to make the average commute at its record speed? How much fuel would the dragster need to travel the average commute distance?

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