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Question 474436: Two cars start at the same place. They drive in opposite directions for 11 miles, they both turn to their left and drive 6 miles, then they both turn to their left and drive 3 miles, and stop. How far apart are they when they stop?
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Question 474505: driving at 38 mph how long would it take to travel 18 miles?
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Question 474518: If traveling 52mph how long will it take to go 19 miles?

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Question 474587: A cab driver drove from the airport to a passenger�s home at an average speed of 55 miles per hour. He returned to the airport along the same highway at an average speed of 45 miles per hour. What was the driver�s average speed over the entire trip?
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Question 474449: A can run 2 kilometers for 6 minutes while B can run it for 7 minutes. B has a 1 minute headstart, how many minutes would it take A to overtake B?
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Question 474664: A motorboat travels 268 km in 4 hours going upstream.It travels 420 km going downstream in the same amount of time. What is the rate of the boat in still water and what is the rate of the current?
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Question 474731: if your driving 40 mph to somewhere thats 60 miles away how long will it take to get there ?
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Question 474798: Wallace and Vernonville are 208 miles apart. A car leaves Wallace travailing towards Vernonville, and another car leaves Vernonville at the same time, traviling towards Wallace. The car leaving Wallace avarages 10 miles per hour more than the other, and they meet after 1 hour and 36 minutes. What are the avetage speeds of the cars?
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Question 474799: At the beginning of a walk, Roberto and Juanita are 3.3 miles apart. If they leave at the same time and walk in the same direction, Roberto overtakes Juanita in 11 hours. If they walked towards each other, they meet in 1 hour. What are their speeds?
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Question 474516: A car and a truck simultaneously leave two towns 364mi apart am head toward each other. The car travels 70mph and the truck drives 10mph slower. How long will it take the two to meet?
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Question 474895: Two cyclists leave towns 70mi apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One cyclist travels 3mi/h faster than the other. If they meet in 2 hours, what is the rate of each cyclist?
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Question 474891: Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading east and the other west. The eastbound train travels 16 miles per hour slower than the westbound train. If the two trains are 900 miles apart after 5 hours, what is the rate of the eastbound train?
Do not do any rounding.
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Question 474989: Two planes leave the same airport and go in opposite directions at
the same time, at 600 mph and 350 respectively. In how many hours
will they be 2850 miles apart?
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Question 475137: On Monday, Roger drove to work in 2 hours. On Tuesday, he averaged 15 miles per hour more, and it took him 30 minutes less to get to work. How far (in miles) does he travel to work?
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Question 475192: two cars leave at the same time from towns that are 180 miles apart, traveling toward each other. one car travels 10 mph faster than the other. they meet each other after two hours. find the speed of the faster car.
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Question 475274: A person can walk 4 1/2 miles in 1 hour. How far can he walk in 2/3 of an hour?
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Question 475279: A certain river has a current of 3 miles per hour. A boat takes twice as long to travel upstream between two points as it does to travel downstream between the same two points. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
a. 3 miles per hour
b. 6 miles per hour
c. 9 miles per hour
d. 12 miles per hour
e. The speed can't be determined from the given information.
HELP ME PLS.......... :) & explain it pls.. :)
Thanks.
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Question 475299: after running for a while at 8mph, Ludwig slowed to a walk at 4mph. If he traveled 68 miles in 12 hours, how far did he run and how far did he walk?
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Question 475315: A freight train travels at 30 mph. If the freight train is 300 miles ahead of an express train traveling at 55 mph, how long will the express train take to overtake the freight train?
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Question 475255: amadeus could travel 760 miles in twice the time it took his nemesis Saleri to travel 220 miles. If amadeus's rate exceeded that of Salieri by 40 miles per hour, find the rates and times of both men.
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Question 475338: Train A, traveling 70 kilometers per hour (Kph), leaves West heading toward East, 260 miles away. At the same time Train B, traveling 60 mph, leaves East heading toward West.
I. When do the Two trains meet?
II. How far from each city do they meet?
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Question 475392: David and Keith are route drivers for a fast-photo company. David's route is 80 miles, and keith's is 100 miles. Keith averages 10 mph more than David and finishes his route 10 minutes before David. What is David's speed?
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Question 475480: how long does it take to drive 19 mile at 38 mph

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Question 475494: Cheryl left home on a business trip in her car and averaged 50mph. The next day she started to return at an average rate of 38 mph. After driving 2 hours longer than she spent on her outward trip. She discovered that she was still 14 miles from home. How far from home had she traveled?
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Question 475645: It takes 3 hrs for a steamer to travel 27 kilometers upstream. The same steamer can travel 30 kilometers downstream in 2 hrs. Determine the speed of the steamer.

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Question 475703: A CAR TVAEL 180KM IN 4 HOUR HOW IT WILL TAKE 400KM
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Question 475732: if you drive 45 miles per hour for 90 miles the 50 miles per hour for 50 miles and 72 miles per hour for 72 miles what is your average speed?
A.50miles per hour
B.51 miles per hour
C.52 Miles per hour
D.53 Miles per hour
E.54 miles per hour
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Question 475667: How long will it take to drive 61 miles ar 100 mph
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Question 475671: how long would it take to travel 26 miles at 75mph?

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Question 475836: An arrow is fired straight up from the ground with an initial velocity of176 feet per second. Its height ,s(t), in feet at any time is given by the function s(t)=-16t^2+176t. Find the interval of time for which the height of the arrow is greater than 160 feet.
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Question 475856: At 10:00 A.M. two cars leave the same location and travel in opposite directions. One car's speed is 50 mi/hr, while the other's speed is 55 mph/hr. At what time are the cars 273 mi apart?
What do I use to write the equation, both the speed and distance together? Or do I use two equations and substitute?
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Question 475909: Driving at 44 MpH, one covers 18 miles in how many seconds?
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Question 475913: driving 45 mph one covers 17 miles in how many seconds
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Question 475891: San Antonio & Dallas are 270 miles apart. A car is traveling from San Antonio to Dallas at 50mph. Another car is traveling from Dallas to S.Antonio at 40mph. HOW MANY MILES will they travel before they meet?
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Question 475919: Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading west and the other east. The westbound train travels at 110 miles per hour. The eastbound train travels at 90 miles per hour. How long will it take for the two trains to be 360 miles apart?
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Question 475858: On a 135-mile bicycle ride, Sara averaged 5 miles per hour slower during the last 75 miles than for the first 60 miles. The entire trip lasted 8 hours. Find her rate for the first 60 miles.
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Question 475930: I answered the first part of the question which was What was the speed of the cyclist riding for 30 minutes at 5mph. To solve I multiply 30 by .5 and got 15 mph but I could not figure the second part.By traveling 5 mph faster and puttin in one more hour randy covered twice the distance. What was the speed for him?
Thank You
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Question 475953: It takes Dan 20 minutes to mow the lawn; it takes his sister,Sue, 15 minutes to mow the same lawn. If they work together, how long will it take to mow the lawn?
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Question 475871: how long will it take to get from sarasota to tampa (which take 1 hour in a car) if you are driving 45 miles per hour the whole ride?
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Question 476024: A bus entered the Interstate and traveled at a constant speed of 42 mph. Two hours later a second bus followed the first bus, entering the Interstate from the same point as the first bus, and traveled at a constant speed of 66 mph. How long will it take the second bus to catch up with the first bus?
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Question 476025: Joe has a collection of nickels and quarters that is worth $7.40. If the number of nickels were doubled and the number of quarters were increased by 8, the value of the coins would be $10.80. How many quarters does he have?
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Question 476007: Donald and Eric swam as a team in a relay race. Donald swam at a steady 3km/h while Eric returned at an average rate of 4km/h. Their total time was posted as 5 h 15 min. How long did Eric swim?
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