C. just came downstairs & told us that the New World Champion of hot dog eating consumed 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes, breaking the previous world record, held by Takeru Kobayashi, of 54 3/4 hot dogs consumed in 12 minutes.
Naturally this inspired a unit multiplier problem AND a bonus percent change problem.
Which is great, because I was planning to teach percent change this summer!
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A new world record for eating hot dogs has been set: 66 hot dogs in 12 minutes.
The previous record was 54 ¾ hot dogs consumed in 12 minutes.
Use unit multipliers to determine:
How many hot dogs did the new world champion eat per minute?
How many seconds did the new world champion require to consume one hot dog?
How many hot dogs did the former world champion eat per minute?
How many seconds did the new world champion require to consume one hot dog?
What is the percent increase in number of hot dogs consumed in 12 years, from the former world champion (59 hot dogs in 12 minutes) to the new world champion (66 hot dogs in 12 minutes)?
World Hot-Dog Eating Champion Crippled by Jaw Injury
how dogs eat hot dogs (scroll down)
I like it, except it revealed a problem for me with setting up unit multipliers...I'll try to post it later & get people to explain it to me!
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