#2 Highway of Death
The "Highway of Death" between Fort McMurray and Edmonton has its fair share of winding turns and,
on Thursday nights, more than its fair share of reckless drivers as partying roughnecks, pockets stuffed
with cash, race each other home after spending two weeks in the oil camps. Some of them never make it ...
Two roughnecks, one old and one young, take the same road from Fort McMurry to Edmonton ...
PART ONE. The Old Feller.
(a) The oldest roughneck, who got that way by being careful, had to stop a few times along the way so his
average speed during the 435-km long drive was only 90 km/h. What then was his average velocity?
Average Velocity = km/h
PART TWO. The YOUNGSTER.
(b) The youngest roughneck, eager to see his girlfriend, drove the first 203 km at an average speed of 145 km/h ...
then ran into somebody's fence. Sorting that out took a hot minute, and having to stop and add water to his
now leaking radiator reduced his average speed over the remaining distance to only 91 km/h.
How long had he been driving when he ran into the fence?
Youngster Time 1 = h
How long did the rest of the drive take him?
Youngster Time 2 = h