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Question 465903: find the average speed of a car that travels 135 miles in 2.5 hours
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Question 466029: Last month, Jacob traveled from Miami to New Orleans by train and made two stops along the way. The average speed for the three legs of his trip is defined as v1, v2, v3 respectively. The average speed for the entire trip is given by
3
____________
1---1---1
__ + ___ + __
v1----v2----v3
a. Simplify the complex fraction.
b. Find the average speed for the entire trip when v1 = 101mph, v2 = 71mph,
v3 = 106mph. Round to the nearest mph.
a. 3v1 v2 v3
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v1v2+v1v3+v2v3; b. 91mph
b. 3v1 v2 v3
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v1+V2+v3-----; b. 93mph
c. 3v1v2v3
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v1+v2+v3----; b. 90mph
d. 3v1v2v3
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v1v3+v2v3---; b. 93mph
e. 3v1v2v3
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v1v2+v1v3+v2v3 ; b. 90mph
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Question 466077: A bus leaves the town at noon heading for the airport, 400 miles away. A bus leaves the airport at the same time, heading to the town at 30 m.p.h. If the two buses meet at 5 P., what is the rate of the first bus?
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Question 465940: how can i calculate average speed
when a plane is flying from one city to another and is 550 miles per hour and is 430 miles per hour on the return flight.
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Question 466099: Sally and Rockey travel on motorcycles toward each other from Chicago and Indianapolis, which is 350 km apart, and they are biking at rates of 110km/h and 90km/h. They started at the same time. In how many hours will they meet.

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Question 466112: A plane took 3 hours to get from Chicago to New York with a tailwind of 30 mph. It took 4 hours to make the return trip with a headwind of the same speed, 30 mph. How fast was the plane traveling in still air?
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Question 466206: The time in seconds, t(L), for one complete swing of a pendulum is dependent upon the
length of the pendulum in feet, L, and gravity which is 32 ft/sec2 on earth. It is modeled by
the function.

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Question 466255: it took me 55 minutes to ride 15 miles. How fast was I going on average?
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Question 466295: in how many seconds will a car travel 50km going at 10km/h
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Question 466304: in how many seconds will a car travel 50km going at 10km/h
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Question 466307: In how many seconds will a car travel 50km going at 10km/h?
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Question 466306: In how many seconds will a car travel 50km going at 10km/h?
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Question 466305: HOW MANY SECONDS WILL A CAR TRAVEL 50KM GOING AT 10KM/H?
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Question 466303: In how many seconds will a car travel 50km going at 10km/h?
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Question 466335: In how many seconds will a car travel 50km going at 10km/h
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Question 466341: in how many seconds will a car travel 50km going at 10km/h
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Question 466339: in how many second will a car travel 50km going at 10k/m
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Question 466336: In how many seconds will a car travel 50km going at 10km/h?
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Question 466322: How many seconds will a car travel 50km going at 10km/h
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Question 466322: How many seconds will a car travel 50km going at 10km/h
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Question 466316: In how many seconds will a car travel 50 Kilometers going at 10Km/H
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Question 466297: How do I figure out how to solve this problem:
It takes 2 hours to travel 80 miles. How much time will it take to travel 80 miles if you are going 10 miles per hour faster?
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Question 466312: in how many seconds will a car travel 50 km going at 10 km/hour
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Question 466360: in how many seconds will a car travel 50km going at 10km/h
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Question 466383: If natasha is driving 300miles and want to make the trip in 5hours
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Question 466408: How many hours will it take to travel 130 miles at 70 miles per hour?
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Question 466416: How many seconds will it take a car to travel 50 kilometers if its traveling at 10 kilometers per hour?
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Question 466422: in how many seconds will a car travel 50km going at 10km/h?
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Question 466426: how many seconds will a car travel 50km going at 10km/h
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Question 466426: how many seconds will a car travel 50km going at 10km/h
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Question 466429: in how many seconds will a car travel 50km going at 10km/h?
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Question 466446: A jet flew at an average speed of 640mph from Los Angeles to Chicago.
Because of head winds the jet averaged only 512 mph on the return trip, and
the trip took 48 minutes longer.
A. How many hours was the flight from Chicago to Los Angeles?
B. How far is it from Chicago to Los Angeles?
I really need help with this problem. I am really confused and have no idea
how to figure this problem out. Can you please help me?
Thank you kindly.
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Question 466586: Hello,
I have a question I need help with. Your time is appreciated.
Two cars are 400 miles apart. Both start at the same time and travel toward one another. They meet 4 hours later. If the speed of one car is 20 miles per hour faster than the other, what is the speed of each car?
Thank you
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Question 466602: how much money/gas would it take to go 40 miles going 50 mph? is there an equation for this?
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Question 466565: Hello,
I have a question I need help with. Your time is appreciated.
From a point on a straight road, two cars are driven in opposite directions, one at 47 mph and the other at 51mph. In houw many hours will they be 392 miles apart?
Thank you
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Question 465785: 5. For this question, you will need a parent/guardian or a friend. Have this individual grab a handful of coins making sure there are only two types of coins in the group (i.e., nickels and dimes, quarters and pennies, pennies and dimes, etc). Your parent/guardian or friend should tell you the type of coins they’ve chosen, how many coins they have and the dollar amount of the group. From this information, you will set up two sets of equations and determine how many of each coin they have in their hand. Please send your instructor the name of the individual who helped you with this question, your two equations and the work you did to solve the system. (2 points)
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Question 466697: I live in perris ca which is 30min from my job, how many miles am I driving one way to be exact.
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Question 466774: If im going 200.00 miles per hour, how many miles will I travel in 1 minute?i
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Question 466774: If im going 200.00 miles per hour, how many miles will I travel in 1 minute?i
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Question 466759: A relay race required runners to run from Point A to Point B and then back to point A. the distance from A to B = 22km.
On the return trip (Point B to Point A) the runners average speed decreased by (1.2km/hr).
If the relay took 10.5 hours to complete, what was the average speed from Point A to Point B.
Thank You
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Question 466801: A car covers 2924 km in 43 hours. What is its speed ?
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Question 466823: A car covers 2924 km in 43 hours. What is its speed
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Question 466859: 2924 km in 43 hrs = how many miles per hr
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