Can You Graph Stop and Go Traffic in Rush Hour?

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In heavy rush-hour traffic you drive in a straight line at 12 for 1.5 minutes, then you have to stop for 3.5 minutes, and finally you drive at 15 for another 2.5 minutes.

How would u graph this
 
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A velocity versus time graph would be useful. You can find distance on it by doing the area under the graph.
So would a distance versus time graph. The slope on this graph is the velocity, so you could draw the graph knowing the slopes of the two parts.