The purpose of this task is for students to solve a mathematical problem using points in the coordinate plane. This task also helps lay the foundation for understanding operations on signed numbers without formally introducing those notions, which are not expected until 7th grade (see 7.NS.1).
Theresa Ann Lane Haggard is around 56 years old. She was 33 in 1993 when she married Merle, who was 56 then (born April 6, 1937). She was his 5th wife.
Ride The Wind: The Story of Cynthia Ann Parker and the Last Days of the Comanche by Lucia St. Clair Robson, Lucia St Robson In 1836, when she was nine years old, Cynthia Ann Parker was kidnapped by Comanche Indians.