Wild Spies

Solve real-world math problems by writing & evaluating algebraic expressions!

Use the table below to write and evaluate algebraic expressions about the Spy In the Wild documentary TV miniseries. The documentary team spent years filming Spy in the Wild. The table below shows how many hours of footage were shot each year. Complete the table with an expression for the amount of footage shot after y years (write an expression). 2500y Using the expression you wrote in problem 1 to answer the question.How much footage would they have after 5 years? 12500 hours of footage. It took many cameras to capture the special moments in the series. The table below shows the hours of footage shot for each episode. Complete the table with an expression for the amount of film shot after e episodes. 1250e Use the expression you wrote in Problem 2 to answer the following question. How many hours of footage would be shot for 7 episodes? 8750 hours The table below shows how many total minutes it takes to watch several episodes of Spy in the Wild in a row. Complete the table with an expression for the time needed to watch n episodes. 60n Using the expression you wrote in Problem 3, answer the following question. If they expanded the series to 9 episodes, how many hours would it take to watch them all? 540 minutes.