MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE TASKS
TASK 23
Trip to Kingston
In Part 1, students will solve some constructed response questions where they must
add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators. In Part 2, students will estimate
whether or not John has enough gas to reach a further destination and explain in a
text message to John their reasoning and conclusion. In Part 3, students will decide
how to divide their time (represented as fractions) between the different attractions at
Disneyland. They will be provided with two given times, and will be expected to come
up with at least two additional fractions so that the sum of their fractional times equal 1
whole.
Part 1
John is planning a trip to Putt N’ Play in Kingston, Jamaica. He is leaving his house in
Negril Westmoreland with a full tank of gas. The table below shows how much gas he
will use along the way.
Depart Arrive Kilometers
Gas Used
(liters)
Negril Black River 73 1/8
Black River Mandeville 58 1/6
Mandeville Kingston 130 3/8
Kingston Portland 104 ?
MATHEMATICS PERFORMANCE TASK 62 CHRISTIE WAINWRIGHT
Perormance Task - Mock Eam - Trip to Kingston
MOCK EXAM
Strand: Number
Objectives: In this task students will solve word
problems involving addition and subtraction of
fractions referring to the same whole, including cases
of unlike denominators, e.g., by using visual fraction
models or equations to represent the problem.