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Question 358046: Calculate the average speed (in kilometers per hour – hint: you will need to convert your time into units of hours) of Larry, who runs to the store 5 km away, in 15 minutes
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Question 358065: Andrew drove at an average speed of 56 mph over six hours. During the first three hours, he drove at a speed that was sixty-eight mph less than two times the speed he averaged for the last three hours. How fast did he drive during the first three hours?
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Question 358071: can someone please help with this brain teaser: Two freight trains are traveling in the same direction on parallel tracks, one at 60mph and the other at 40mph. If each train is a 1/2 mile long, then how long does it take for the faster train to pass the slower train?
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Question 358081: A commuter plan travels 90 miles per hour faster than a passenger bus. The commuter plane travels 525 miles in the same time it takes the bus to travel 210 miles. Find the speed of each. Thank You
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Question 358180: Calculate the acceleration of a ball that starts from rest and rolls down a ramp and gains a speed of 22 m/s in 8 s.
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Question 358323: a car travels for 5.5 h at an average speed of 75 km/h how far did the car travel
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Question 358371: start time:1:35 p.m. end time:? Elapsed time:5 hours and 40 minutes
would that mean end time is:7:15 p.m. ?
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Question 358377: a boat takes 3 hours to go 24 miles upstream.it can go 36 miles downstream in the same time,Find the speed of the current and the speed of the boat in still water if x=the speed of the boat in still water and y=the speed of the current.
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Question 358385: An airplane flying north at 200 mph passed over a point on the ground at 2:00 PM. Another airplane at the same altitude passed over the point at 2:30 PM, flying east at 400 mph. At what time were the planes 500 miles apart?
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Question 358406: A car traveled the first 100 kilometers of a trip at one
speed and the last 135 kilometers at an average of
5 kilometers per hour less. If the entire trip took 5 hours,
what was the average speed of the car for the first part
of the trip?
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Question 358404: The length of a rectangle is five more than twice its
width. The area of the rectangle is 52 sqm. Find the
dimensions of the rectangle.
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Question 358442: two cyclists are competing in a 12 miles race on a quarter mile circular track. They began at the same time. One biker's average speed is 24 miles per hour and the other's average speed is 30 miles per hour. How many complete laps will the slower cyclist have left to complete after the faster cyclist finishes?
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Question 358424: Andre traveled from his home to the office at an average rate of 25 kph. By traveling 5 kph faster, he took 30 min less to return home. How far is his office from his home?
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Question 358551: A helicopter traveling at 120 mph overtakes a speeding car traveling at 90 mph the car had a 0.5 hour head start. how far from the starting point did the helicopter overtake the car?
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Question 358568: With the aid of the current, Joe can row a canoe 3 miles in 12 minutes. Against the current he requires 18 minutes to row the same distance. How fast does Joe row in still water and how fast is the current?
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Question 358590: A family takes a car trip. They travel for an hour at 90 km/h and then for two hours at 40km/h Find their average speed during the trip
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Question 358588: A cattle train left Miami and traveled toward New York. 14 hours later a diesel train left traveling at 45 km/h in an effort to catch up to the cattle train. After traveling for four hours the diesel train finally caught up. What was the cattle trains average speed?
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Question 358662: a car traveled 600 miles at 60 mph and 40mph on the return trip. What was the average speed for the whole trip
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Question 358828: Rosa and Jerry travel from Jonesville to their parent's homes in Johnstown in exactly 3 hours. if the total distance is 153 miles, what is their average rate?
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Question 358579: A zebra can run30 mph. A tiger can run 50 mph.if the tiger has run 70 miles further than the zebra, how many minutes have they been running
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Question 358957: A pilot flew an average of 300 mph on a flight out. On the return flight to the same airport, he flew at an average speed of 500 mph. The total flight time was 8 hours. How far did he fly each way?
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Question 358902: Question: A freight train that is 1 mile long is traveling at 60 mph. A second train that is 2 miles long is traveling at 40 mph. The trains are moving in opposite directions on parallel tracks. How many seconds does it take between the time their locomotives meet and the time their cabooses fully pass each other?
Okay i am stumped completely on this, don't believe i have ever been taught it and some help would be extremely appreciated.
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Question 358994: An officer is called to the home of an elderly couple.If the house is 10 miles from the police station and the officer drives on average 40 miles per hour,how long will it take for the officer to arrive at the house?
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Question 358990: A man wants to see his girlfriend who lives 6 miles away. He leaves his house for her house at 6 am and walks at 4 miles an hour. When he leaves, he also sends a pigeon to her house. The bird flies at 30 miles an hour. When the bird reaches her house,she walks toward him at 2 miles an hour. When will they meet on the way?
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Question 358987: At noon a train leaves Washington, D.C., headed for Charleston, South Carolina, a distance of 500 miles. the train travels at a speed of 60 mph. At 1 p.m. a second train leaves charleston headed for washington d.c., traveling at 50 mph. how long after the train leaves charleston will the twon trains pass each other?
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Question 358881: Two cars traveling toward each other are 400 miles apart. Car a is traveling 20 miles per hour faster than car b. The cars pass after 4 hours. How fast is each car traveling?
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Question 359039: if you are traveling 330 and going 60 mph one way and comming back you are going 40 mph, what is your average speed of velocity?
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Question 359039: if you are traveling 330 and going 60 mph one way and comming back you are going 40 mph, what is your average speed of velocity?
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Question 359035: I am not sure how to set this equation up? I am really getting frustrated and all I need help with is understanding how to use the D=r(t) table to set this up. Here is the question:
Junior’s boat will go 15 miles per
hour in still water. If he can go 12 miles downstream in the
same amount of time as it takes to go 9 miles upstream,
then what is the speed of the current?
Here is what I have so far:
D R T
12mile 15mph = 3/5 hr
9miles 15mph = 4/5 hr
Is this correct or am I making an error somewhere is setting this up?
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Question 359041: if you are traveling 330 miles and going 60 mph one way and comming back you are going 40 mph, what is your average speed of velocity?
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Question 359110: Horseback Riding Two friends Jodi and Abe go riding on the same trail in the same direction Jodi`s horse travels at 8mph while Abe`s horse travels at a slower pace After 2 hours they are 4 miles apart. Find the speed at which Abe`s horse is traveling.
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Question 359137: How many seconds does it take to go 100 feet if you're traveling 45 mph??
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Question 359137: How many seconds does it take to go 100 feet if you're traveling 45 mph??
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Question 359381: one train going 90 miles (hr/min)it leaves 2 hours before a train thats going 120 miles (hr/min) how long would it take for the second train to meet up with the frist train
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Question 359421: A boat cruises 36 miles against a 3 mph current and 36miles back in the direction of the same current. The round trip takes 5 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
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Question 359430: john drove to a distant city in 6 hour. When he returned there was less trafic and the trip only took 4 hours. If john averaged 38 mph faster on the return trip, how fast did he drive each way?
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Question 359378: Hello:) so i have a math problem that i dont quite understand! I dont have my math book so i can't look up how to do the problem. The question is:
Marcus and Beth leave college traveling in opposite directions on a straight road. Beth drives 13 miles faster than Marcus. After 4 hours they are 452 miles apart. Find their rates.

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Question 359500: A car travels 45 miles on one gallon of gas.
A. Write an algebraic expressions to find the distance the car can travel using x gallons of gas.
B. The car uses 10 gallons of gas. How many miles does it travel?
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Question 359496: A boat cruises 36 mi against a 3-mph current and 36 mi back in the direction of the same current. The round trip takes 5 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
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Question 359494: Chris's average speed for a 6 hour trip was 70 mph. For the first 4 hrs, Chris drove at 62 mph. What was his average speed for his last 2 hours of his trip?
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