Children's Journey from School
Comparing position-time graphs of two children returning home
Child B overtakes Child A!
Child A (Home P)
Child B (Home Q)
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Scenario Description
Two children, A and B, are returning from their school (O) to their homes (P and Q respectively). The position-time graphs show their journeys:
- Child A starts earlier but walks slower
- Child B starts later but walks faster
- Child B overtakes Child A once on the road
- They reach home at different times
Quiz Answers
- (a) (A) lives closer to the school than (B)
- (b) (A) starts from the school earlier than (B)
- (c) (B) walks faster than (A)
- (d) A and B reach home at different time
- (e) (B) overtakes (A) on the road once
