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Question 472589: Driving at 53 mph one cover 17 miles in:
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Question 472615: in seconds, how fast would one cover 17 miles traveling at 50 mph?
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Question 472707: An 8-m bamboo pole is leaning against the coconut tree. The foot of the pole is 3 meters from the base of the tree. What angle does the pole make with the tree if the pole reaches up to the top of the tree?

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Question 472725: 1.) Jonathan drove his car from A to B at 81 km/hr. His car broke down and he returned by bus at 54 km/hr. his total travel was 5 hours. how long was his trip by car?
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Question 472749: Driving at 50 Mph, one covers 17 miles in how many secondS?

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Question 472741: Plane A leaves airport 1 and heads for airport 2 which is a distance of 2,700 km. At the same time, plane B leaves airport 2 and heads for airport 1. Due to headwinds and tailwinds, Plane A's average speed is 100 kph greater than that of plane B. If the two planes pass each other after 3 hours, find the speed of each plane.
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Question 472733: a jet can travel 1200 km distance in 12 hours with the wind. the return trip against the same wind takes 15 hours. Find the rate of the jet in still air and the rate of the wind
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Question 472772: riving at 54 mph, one covers 19 miles in how many seconds?
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Question 472757: driving at 51 mph how many seconds to go 19 miles
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Question 472754: driving 48 mph how many seconds would it take to drive 18 miles
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Question 472795: Driving at 44 MpH one covers 17 miles in how many seconds?
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Question 472780: A car traveling at an average speed of 80 km/h is driven for 2.6 hours. How far did the car travel?
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Question 472815: Driving at 51 mph, one covers 18 miles in how long?
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Question 472830: flying against the wind,an airplanes travels 3850kn in 5 hours. flying with the wind,same plane travels 3510km in 3 hours.what is the rate of the plane in still air and what is the rate of wind
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Question 472850: Driving at 45 MpH, one covers 17 miles in?
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Question 472724: a bicycle travels 10km in 20 min. what is its speed in mph?

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Question 472836: Two motorcycles made the same 315 mile drive. One motorcycle traveled 10 mph faster than the other and arrived 2 hours earlier. Find the speed of each motorcycle.
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Question 472921: how many miles do travel if you are driving consistently at 35mph for 30 minutes?
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Question 472930: How would this answer be figured? If you are traveling 15 mph for 40 minutes what distance would you travel?
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Question 472930: How would this answer be figured? If you are traveling 15 mph for 40 minutes what distance would you travel?
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Question 473099: Driving at 44 miles per hour, one covers 17 miles in how long?
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Question 473101: How many seconds does it take to drive 18 miles at a speed of 53 mph?
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Question 473124: Driving at 42 mph one covers 19 miles in?
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Question 473124: Driving at 42 mph one covers 19 miles in?
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Question 473151: Driving 47MpH how long would in take to go 17 miles?
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Question 473178: If a boy can run 2 feet in 1/10 of a second, how many feet can he run in 10 seconds.?
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Question 473160: At 1:30 pm, two planes leave Chicago, one flying east at 540 km/hour and the other flying west at 620 km/hour. At what time will they be 1450 km apart?
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Question 473181: A man travels a total of 4.2 miles each day to and from work. The traveling consumes 72 minutes each day. How many hours would he save in 129 working days if he moved to another residence so that he would travel only 1.7 miles each day assuming he traveled at the same rate?
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Question 473203: Driving at 52 MpH, one covers 18 miles in how many seconds?
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Question 473235: Driving at 35 mph, one covers 18 miles in how many seconds?
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Question 473245: c. If you are driving at 60 miles per hour, how long would your skid marks be using this formula. Round to the nearest foot
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Question 473341: a boy can swim 75 meters in 12 minutes. what is his rate in kilometers per hour?
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Question 473337: Hi, can you please show me the solution on how to get the answer here? Thank you in advance. :)
Two airplanes, traveling in opposite directions, leave an airport ate the same time. If one plane averages 480 mi/hr and the other averages 520 mi/hr, how long will it take before they are 2000 mi apart?
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Question 473303: travel 19 miles at 52 MPH how many seconds does it take?
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Question 473371: driving at 37 mph, one covers 18 miles in how many seconds

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Question 473361: If driving at 51 MpH, one covers 18 miles in how many seconds?

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Question 473398: two persons are to run a race,but one can run 10 meters per second, whereas the other can run 6 meters per second. if the slower runner has a 70-meter head start, how long will it be before the faster runner if they began at the same time?

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Question 473434: a motorist travels at 50km/h for t hours. express the distance d traveled as a function of t.
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Question 473469: John rented a van for $250 for the week plus $.20 a mile. How far can John drive if he only wants to spend a total of $325?
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Question 473505: A freight train left a station at 12 noon,going north at a rate of 50 miles per hour.At 1:00 p.m a passenger train left the same station,going south at a rate of 60 miles per hour.At what time were the trains 380 miles apart?
(A)3:00 P.M
(B)4:00 P.M
(C)4:30 P.M
(D)5:00 P.M
(E)5:30 P.M
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Question 473510: Carrie can inspect a case of watches in 5 hours.James can inspect the same case of watches in 3 hours.After working alone for 1 hour,Carrie stops for lunch.After taking a 40 minute lunch break,Carrie and James work together to inspect the remaining watches.How long do Carrie and James work together to complete the job?
(A)1 hour and 30 minutes
(B)1 hour and 45 minutes
(C)2 hours
(D)2 hours and 15 minutes
(E)2 hours and 30 minutes
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Question 473546: How long does it take to drive 360 miles driving at 75 miles per hour?
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