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.
The story of Mary Easty, the 58-year-old sister of Rebecca Nurse and Sarah Cloyce from Topsfield usually draws the portrait, now legendary, of a courageous martyr fighting for her innocence.