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Question 925561: An object is dropped off the roof of a school that is 200 feet tall, to the nearest tenth of a second, about how long will it take the object to hit the ground?
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Question 925630: A train leaves station M and travels west at 35 kph. One hour later, faster train leaves station M and also travels west on a parallel track at 40 kph. How far from station M will the faster train catch the slower one?
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Question 925672: a car gets 25 miles per gallon of gas. it travels for 45 minutes at 65 miles per hour. how many gallons of gas does the car use during that time?

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Question 925677: two buses leave Charleston at the same time traveling in opposite directions. one bus travels at 59 mph and the other at 56 mph. how soon will they be 230 miles apart?
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Question 925670: if a car drove 6 hours and 30 minutes and i traveled 425 miles whaT was the average sapped of the car
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Question 925684: it takes 5 min. for a 30 car train to cross a bridge. how long will it take a 45 car train (traveling at the same rate) to cross the same bridge?
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Question 925755: if i cycle 6km to work and it takes me two hours what is my speed
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Question 925756: paul drives at 40 km/h for 5 hours how far does he travel
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Question 925756: paul drives at 40 km/h for 5 hours how far does he travel
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Question 925759: a plane flies at 400 km/h for 3 hours and 30 minutes how far does it travel
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Question 925774: 8) Travel- Suppose a family drives at an average rate of 60 mi/h on the way to visit relatives and then at an average rate of 40 mi/h on the way back. The return trip takes 1 h longer than the trip there.
a) Let d be the distance in miles the family traveled to visit their relatives. How many hours did it take to drive there?
b) In terms of d, how many hours did it take to make the return trip?
c) Write and solve an equation to determine the distance the family drove to see their relatives. What was the average rate for the entire trip?

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Question 925784: What is: A boat traveled 63 miles downstream and back. The trip downstream took 3 hours. The trip back took 21 hours. What is the speed of the boat still in water? What is the speed of the current?
Thank You
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Question 925796: Two planes flying in opposite directions left Newark at the same time. One plane was travelling 420 mph, the other at 516 mph. In how many hours will they be 4,680 miles apart?
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Question 925831: )How far did Kate travel if it took 5 hours for her to go at a speed of 80 km per hour?
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Question 925806: if a car goes 20 kilometers per hour how many meters will it go in a day?

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Question 925893: If I drive 160 miles per day, how many days will it take to drive 10,000 miles?
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Question 925892: Todd drives to work 55 miles one way in 1.4 hours and then drives home in 2 what is his velocity
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Question 925874: a ball is thrown vertically upward from the ground. its distance in feet from the gorund is in "t" seconds is s=16tSquared
=128t.afetr how seconds will the ball be 192 feet from the ground?

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Question 925888: Please I need help with these math problems, here it goes, ostrich speed is 30mph & sled dogs speed is 15mph, using the two animals, if they maintain their average speed, about how long would it take each to run 50 miles? Please explain, thank you
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Question 925875: a person travels at 58 mph for 5 miles, how long would it take to get to the destination
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Question 925862: Snails move at 18 cm per minute. If a snail traveled 54 cm ,how fast (rate)did it travel.

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Question 925862: Snails move at 18 cm per minute. If a snail traveled 54 cm ,how fast (rate)did it travel.

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Question 925943: How long would it take to travel to Jupiter at its closest,if you were traveling at 280 kmh?
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Question 925945: A box of laundry detergent is on sale for $6.50. If this price represents a 40% discount from the original price, what is the original price to the nearest cent?
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Question 926019: You are planning a trip to the city. The distance is 270 miles. If you drive at an average speed of 45 mph and you leave at 1:30 p.m., what time should you arrive at the city limits?
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Question 926034: From a point on a straight bicycle tail. Reese and Rachel ride bicycles in opposite directions. Rees's speed is 2 miles per hour slower than Rachel's. If they are 50 miles apart in 2.5 hours, what is the speed of each bicyclist?
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Question 926037: how fast am i going if i travel 3/5's of a mile in 10 seconds ?

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Question 926049: The distance bewteen Harry and Kate is 2500 meters. Kate and Harry start walking toward one another and Kate' dog start running back and forth between Harry and Kate at a speed of 120 meters per minute. Harry walks at the speed of 40 meters per minute while Kate walks at the speed of 60 meters per minute. What distsnce will the dog have travelled when Harry and Kate meet each other?

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Question 926048: At 11:45 Jason glanced at his watch. His doctor's appointment was in 2 1/2 hours. At what time was his appointment?
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Question 926097: Flying against the wind, a jet travels 6880 mi in 8 hours. Flying with the wind, the same jet travels 11520 mi in 9 hours. What is the rate of the jet in still air and what is the rate of the wind?
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Question 926178: A Train Traveled 325 miles in 5 hours. What was the trains average rate of speed in miles per hour?

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Question 926215: A plane travels 1050 miles with a tail wind in 2 hours and 30 minutes and returns in 3 houts and 30 minutes against the head wind. Find the speed of the plane in still air and the wind velocity.
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Question 926219: Gauss and Euler run a 12-mile race. Euler starts 20 minutes after Gauss and finishes 40 minutes before Gauss. If Gauss's rate is 1 mph more than 50% of Euler's rate, how many hours does it take Euler to finish the race? List all possible answers.
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Question 926237: When Johnny bikes with a tail wind, it takes him 1 hour to travel 15 km. He makes the return trip against the wind in 1 � hrs. What is the speed of the wind?
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Question 926240: The projected path of Donovan�s touchdown pass is represented by the following function: h = -t2 + 5t, where h represent the height of the ball after t seconds. How much time is the ball in the air before it hits the ground?
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Question 926247: A train covered a distance of 250 km,partly at an average speed of 40 kmph and partly at 60 kmph. Find the distance covered at 40 kmph if it took 5 hrs for the train to cover the distance
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Question 926314: Randy made a trip of 190 miles. he averages 52mph on way there on way back he averaged 56mph. Total trip took 3.5 hours, how long did travel at each rate? How do you set the problem up
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Question 926325: how long will it take you to travel 27 miles at 311 mph.
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Question 926420: Please help me!! I get so confused with these.

4.Follow the 5 steps below to complete this problem. (4 points)
Step 1:
Pick a friend or family member to be the character of your word problem. This friend or family member may do one of the following:
�Drive a boat
�Drive a jet ski
Step 2:
Select a current speed of the water in mph.
Step 3:
Select the number of hours (be reasonable please) that your friend or family member drove the boat or jets ski against the current speed you chose in step 2.
Step 4:
Select the number of hours that your friend or family member made the same trip with the current (this should be a smaller number, as your friend or family member will be traveling with the current).
Step 5:
Write out the word problem you created and calculate how fast your friend or family member was traveling in still water. Round your answer to the nearest mph.

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Question 926386: Flying against the wind, an airplane travels 4200 km in 5 hours. Flying with the wind, the same plane travels 7840 km in 7 hours. What is the rate of the plane in still air and what is the rate of the wind. Show work if you can so I can learn how to work it out. Please and thanks

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Question 926470: How long does it take to travel 110 miles by horse?
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Question 926469: Goran runs 5 miles in 38 minutes. At the same rate, how many miles would he run in 57 minutes?
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Question 926526: I'm having some trouble setting up an equation for this word problem.
Two planes start from the same airport and fly in opposite directions. The second plane starts 1/2 hour after the first plane, but its speed is 56 kilometers per hour faster. Find the ground speed of the first plane if 1 hour after the first plane deports the planes are 2670 kilometers apart.
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Question 926534: a ship travels 800 metres north. it then travels 400 metres west. what is its angle?
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Question 926561: A car travels for 100 miles at a uniform speed. If the speed is increased by 5 miles per hour, the trip would take one hour less time. What is the cars original speed?
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