Grade 12 · lesson 2 of 4

Compare time and travel access tradeoffs

Compare time and travel access tradeoffs

About 18 minutes, plus any extended practice

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Supplied materials

  • Paper or a text document; all cases below are original fictional learning inputs.
  • An adult may read aloud; drawing or spoken answers are valid. No personal health information or physical performance is required.
  • The separate worked case gives sessionMinutes=30, roundTripTravelMinutes=10, sessions=5. Add session and supplied round-trip travel minutes, then multiply by session count. First identify the quantities and keep their units consistent. The calculation is (30+10)*5=200 minutes total time burden. Round to six decimal places where needed. That result answers this supplied planning question only. It does not establish what a real person did, diagnose a condition or prove physical skill. Compare the units with the question before accepting a number.
  • Fictional case 1: sessionMinutes=30, roundTripTravelMinutes=20, sessions=5. What is the modeled result using the stated method?
  • Fictional case 2: sessionMinutes=25, roundTripTravelMinutes=10, sessions=6. What is the modeled result using the stated method?
  • Fictional case 3: sessionMinutes=40, roundTripTravelMinutes=15, sessions=4. What is the modeled result using the stated method?
  • Fictional case 4: sessionMinutes=20, roundTripTravelMinutes=30, sessions=7. What is the modeled result using the stated method?
  • Fictional case 5: sessionMinutes=35, roundTripTravelMinutes=10, sessions=4. What is the modeled result using the stated method?
  • Fictional case 6: sessionMinutes=45, roundTripTravelMinutes=20, sessions=3. What is the modeled result using the stated method?

Learn the idea

An accessible plan can require session time plus travel time. Two plans with the same activity duration can have different total time burdens. A shorter burden is not automatically a better plan; preference, safety, suitability and costs can differ.

The supplied fictional week uses equal session minutes, equal per-session round-trip travel and a session count. Add session and travel time, then multiply by count. Do not double travel again because the supplied amount already covers the round trip.

No actual travel, purchase or activity is required. The task compares paper constraints and does not promise a service exists. A plan should name unknown access facts and preserve meaningful alternatives rather than infer motivation from participation.

  1. Mark the facts or constraints in the supplied case.
  2. Apply the method explained above; draw a sequence, table or decision map.
  3. Compare your result with the worked solution and explain the difference.
  4. Complete the new cases, then check the changed-case extension.
Worked example

See the method in action

The separate worked case gives sessionMinutes=30, roundTripTravelMinutes=10, sessions=5. Add session and supplied round-trip travel minutes, then multiply by session count. First identify the quantities and keep their units consistent. The calculation is (30+10)*5=200 minutes total time burden. Round to six decimal places where needed. That result answers this supplied planning question only. It does not establish what a real person did, diagnose a condition or prove physical skill. Compare the units with the question before accepting a number.

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Helpful tips
  • The given travel amount already includes both directions.
  • Less total time does not prove safety, suitability or a preferred option.
Compare time and travel access tradeoffs: Fictional case 1: sessionMinutes=30, roundTripTravelMinutes=20, sessions=5. What is the modeled result using the stated method?

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250 minutes total time burden

Add session and supplied round-trip travel minutes, then multiply by session count. With sessionMinutes=30, roundTripTravelMinutes=20, sessions=5, calculate (30+20)*5=250 minutes total time burden. Results are rounded to six decimal places where needed. This is a supplied model, not a personal health assessment.

Take it further

Changed case: sessionMinutes=25, roundTripTravelMinutes=15, sessions=6. Show the operation. Expected: (25+15)*6=240 minutes total time burden; round to six decimal places where needed, retain model limits and explain the units.

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More practice: try new cases

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More practice: try new cases
1. Compare time and travel access tradeoffs: Fictional case 2: sessionMinutes=25, roundTripTravelMinutes=10, sessions=6. What is the modeled result using the stated method?
Need a hint?
  • The given travel amount already includes both directions.
  • Less total time does not prove safety, suitability or a preferred option.
2. Compare time and travel access tradeoffs: Fictional case 3: sessionMinutes=40, roundTripTravelMinutes=15, sessions=4. What is the modeled result using the stated method?
Need a hint?
  • The given travel amount already includes both directions.
  • Less total time does not prove safety, suitability or a preferred option.
3. Compare time and travel access tradeoffs: Fictional case 4: sessionMinutes=20, roundTripTravelMinutes=30, sessions=7. What is the modeled result using the stated method?
Need a hint?
  • The given travel amount already includes both directions.
  • Less total time does not prove safety, suitability or a preferred option.

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