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Answering our own questions based off of Driving

When constructing our ideas, we were given the layout of a solving cycle. This way instead of asking a question, looking it up and that was it, we were asked to do the following;

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  • Ask a good question

    • Get specific

    • Answerable

    • Clearly stated

  • Create a mathematical framework

  • Do the math

  • Then reflect on our results

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​The question I was set on solving from the beginning was, “When do you have to leave the North City Market Intersection to hit every green light on your way to the Giant gas station”. Obvious refinements were slowly made throughout, including no traffic, no pedestrians,  
 

and by going the exact speed limit. I added these refinements due to it always being different depending on the time of day. Such as right when school begins, mornings are overwhelmed with traffic. Where as if I were to go out driving at 3 am it would be completely different.

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To begin my process I took multiple steps, including finding where the intersections were, the distances between them in both miles and minutes, and where the speed limits were placed along my route. 

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Here is where my cycle comes to display, after making my question clear, I used the above list to state what I needed, I later went through my math in different ways. Finally, after trying different solutions and changing numbers that I could, I came to the conclusion that it would take 6 minutes and 4 seconds approximately. 

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I do have to set reminders that this is without traffic, pedestrians and going the exact speed limit. Otherwise, it could be triple the time I've obtained. 
 

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