Dakota and her dance troupe will be traveling to dance at New York City’s Rockefeller Center. Her ballet teacher said that the girls will leave on a charter bus very early on Thursday morning and their parents will leave a bit later. Dakota wants to do some sightseeing with her mom in New York and is worried that her parents will not catch up with the girls on the charter bus. Help determine if her parents will meet up with the charter bus before the bus gets into New York. Charter Bus The bus will leave Norfolk, VA at 6:00 a.m. on Thursday. The distance from Norfolk to New York City is 350 miles. The average speed of the bus is 50 miles per hour. Determine how long it will take the charter bus to arrive in New York City. Represent the distance traveled every hour in a table of values. At what time is the bus expected to arrive in New York City? Personal Vehicle Dakota’s parents will leave Norfolk, VA at 7:30 a.m. on Thursday in their personal vehicle. The average speed the vehicle will travel is 70 miles per hour. Determine how long it will take the vehicle to arrive in New York City. Represent the distance traveled every hour in a table of values. At what time is the vehicle expected to arrive in New York City? Meet Up Dakota was concerned that her parents would not catch up with the bus. Will her parents who are traveling in their personal vehicle catch up with Dakota on the charter bus? Explain your answer. Include a graphical representation of your explanation.PLEASE HELP!!! 20 points
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The charter bus will take 7 hours to get there, so they will get there at 1pm. Her parents would actually get there before the bus because it's only going to take 5 hours.
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