Milkshake Car
For all the technology in today’s cars – sensors, cameras, satellite radio – what we need is a car where, when you shut the door and buckle in, it makes a milkshake for you. This seems totally doable in a car: as the wheels turn, the axle spins the blender. There are cupholders already, too. All we need is a spot for the ice cream, somewhere near the air conditioner.
It’s pretty clear that if you had a car like that, everyone would want to get a ride to and from school with you!
Perhaps this invention could make you a millionaire!!!
It’s pretty clear that if you had a car like that, everyone would want to get a ride to and from school with you!
Perhaps this invention could make you a millionaire!!!
Questions
Wee ones (counting on fingers): If your car makes 2 chocolate shakes and 3 strawberry shakes, how many shakes in total did it make?
Little kids: If your car can mix 3 milkshakes for every kilometre you drive, how many shakes can it make if you drive 4 kilometres? Bonus: If half of them are chocolate shakes, how many shakes is that?
Big kids: You have 7 people total in the car during carpool. If each milkshake requires 9 spoonsful of ice cream, how much ice cream will you need to make 1 shake for everyone? Bonus: Your car can mix 2 milkshakes for every 3 kilometres you drive. How far do you have to drive to make all those shakes?
Little kids: If your car can mix 3 milkshakes for every kilometre you drive, how many shakes can it make if you drive 4 kilometres? Bonus: If half of them are chocolate shakes, how many shakes is that?
Big kids: You have 7 people total in the car during carpool. If each milkshake requires 9 spoonsful of ice cream, how much ice cream will you need to make 1 shake for everyone? Bonus: Your car can mix 2 milkshakes for every 3 kilometres you drive. How far do you have to drive to make all those shakes?
Answers:
Wee ones: 5 milkshakes total.
Little kids: 12 milkshakes. Bonus: 6 chocolate shakes.
Big kids: 63 spoonsful. Bonus: 10 1/2 kilometres. 9 kilometres will make 6 shakes, then you need half of 3 more kilometres to make one more shake.
Little kids: 12 milkshakes. Bonus: 6 chocolate shakes.
Big kids: 63 spoonsful. Bonus: 10 1/2 kilometres. 9 kilometres will make 6 shakes, then you need half of 3 more kilometres to make one more shake.