Question

samuel left his house and drove to the store. he stopped and went inside. from there, he drove in the same direction until he got to the bank. he stopped and went inside the bank. then he drove home. the graph below shows the number of blocks away from home samuel is x minutes after he left his house, until he got back home.

as he heads to the store, after how many minutes was samuel 8 blocks from his home?

Explanation:

Step1: Identify target distance

We need to find when distance = 8 blocks (first trip to store).

Step2: Match distance to time on graph

On the first rising segment of the graph, the distance of 8 blocks aligns with a time elapsed of 4 minutes.

Answer:

4 minutes