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Question 831886: Julie drives 100 mi to her Grandmother's house. On the way to Grandmother's, she drives half the distance at 40 mph and half the distance at 60 mph. On her return home, she drives half the time at 40 mph and half the time at 60 mph. A. How long does it take her to complete the trip to her Grandmother's house? B. How long does the return trip take?
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Question 831991: a peregrine falcon flew 16 2/3 miles in 5 minutes. what is this speed in feet per second? round to nearest tenth in answer.
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Question 832040: A jet boat can travel 50mph and a cargo boat travels at 24mph. A rig is 70 miles off the coast. A. If the two boats leave the coast at the same time, how far away from the oil rig will the cargo boat be when the jet boat reaches the rig? Nearest half mile. B. How much time will the repair crew have to fix the refrigeration system before the cargo arrives? Nearest half hour.
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Question 832052: Two trains leave Cleveland at the same time. One train travels east and the other travels west. The speed of the westbound train is 3 mph greater than the speed of the eastbound train. After 3.5 hours they are 640.5 miles apart. Find the rate of each train. Assume that the trains travel in a straight line in directly opposite directions.
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Question 832097: one plane can travel 20 miles per hour faster then another. one of them goes 285 mile in the same time it takes the other 255 miles. what are the speeds of the two panes
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Question 832098: one car travels 300 miles in the same amount of time it takes a second car traveling 5 miles per hour slower than the first to go 275 miles. what are the speeds of the two cars
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Question 832093: an airplane flying against the wind travels 140 miles in the same amount of time it would take the same plane to travel 160 miles with the wind. if the wind speed is a constant 20 miles per hour, what is the speed of the plane in still air
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Question 832156: Ann is on her way home in her car. She has driven 30 miles so far, which is five-sixths of the way home. What is the total length of her drive?
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Question 832189: A student traveled 199 km in 13 days. At the same ratio, how far would the student travel in 65 days?
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Question 832184: The distance between point A and point B is 46 km and the cars speed is at 55 mph, what time would it take the car to reach from point A to point B?
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Question 832229: if a skydiver jumps from a plane, after 12.0 seconds, how fast is she going?
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Question 832281: I can walk to work at 4mph or cycle at 12mph and I save ten minutes if I ride my bike. How far is it to work?
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Question 832354: A water tank can be emptied by using one pump for 6 hours. A second, smaller pump can empty the tank in 10 hours. If the larger pump is started at 1:00 P.M., how much time should pass until the smaller pump is started so that the tank will be emptied at 5:00 P.M.?

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Question 832256: a bike run 50 km in one hour so how much the bike run in 25 minutes
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Question 832421: Natalie and Adam left the airport at the same time. They drove in opposite directions. Adam drove 60 mph faster than Natalie. After one hour they were 100 miles apart. Find Natalie's speed.
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Question 832405: If two trucks leave a depot at approximately the same time and travel the same route. How far apart are the trucks after 2� hours if their average speeds are 66 miles per hour and 62 miles per hour?

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Question 832546: A jet plane, flying 150 mph faster than a propeller plane, travels 5280 miles in 5 hours less time than the propeller plane takes to fly the same distance. How fast does each plane fly?
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Question 832631: A plane flies at an average of 413 miles per hours for 9 hours how far does the plane fly in that time
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Question 832608: Two trains leave the same station at the same time one travels due south at 65 mph and the other travels west at 55 mph they both reach their destination in exactly 3 hours how far apart are the two destinations
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Question 832645: A student drives to school at a rate of 55 mph on a normal day when the roads are in great condition. On a day where the roads are icy they average only 25 mph. If it normally takes them 20 minutes to get to school, how long will it take them when the roads are icy.
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Question 832678: Jose left the White House and drove toward
the recycling plant at an average speed of 40
km/h. Rob left some time later driving in
the same direction at an average speed of 48
km/h. After driving for five hours Rob
caught up with Jose. How long did Jose
drive before Rob caught up?
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Question 832721: what is the average speed if you drive a distance of 90 miles in 1 hour 30 minutes
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Question 832896: If you are gooing 60 miles per hour how long would it take to go to 600,000 miles?

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Question 832908: What is the algebraic expression for the following problem: the distance traveled over t hours at r miles per hour.
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Question 832969: Barney left his house and headed due east at a speed of 50 miles per hour. Fred left at the same time and headed due west at a speed of 60 miles per hour. What would their combined travel distance be after 4 hours?
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Question 832987: Two cars start at a given point and travel in the same direction at average speeds of 45 miles per hour and 52 miles per hour. How far apart will they be in 8 hours?

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Question 833006: Tacee rode her bike for 1 3/4 hours at 12 mph then slowed down to 8 mph for 1 1/2 hours. What is the total number of miles in the distance that she traveled?
I also need an equation for this. Thank you!
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Question 833056: A car is travelling at a speed of 55 miles per hour. Calculate its speed in meters per secound
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Question 833086: Kyle rode his bike a total of 48 kilometers at a rate of 8 kilometers per hour. How long did he ride?
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Question 833118: An athlete can walk with an average of 6kms/hr. What is his rate in meter/min? in cm./ sec? Can you please explain, i have an exam about this later.
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Question 833134: Problem:
Plane #1 leaves city A at a speed of 350 mph flying east and a Plane #2 leaves city B at a speed of 450 mph flying west. The distance between the two cities is 1000 miles. How long does it take for the two planes to reach the same distance? What is the distance of each plane from their original starting point?
How long (time = t) does it take for the two planes to reach the same distance?
What is the distance of each plane from their original starting point?
Equation: Distance = (Speed) * (Time)
Equation: Distance = (Distance #1) + (Distance #2)
City A City B
|< ----------------------------------DT = 1000 miles ---------------------------------- > |

Plane #1 @ 350 mph
(D1)
| ---------------------------------- > |
(t)
Plane #2 @ 450 mph
(D2)
| �--------------------------------------------------- |
(t)

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Question 833253: If Jasmine walks 3 miles in 80 minutes, then Jasmine will walk how far in 120 minutes? If necessary, round your answer to the nearest tenth of a mile.

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Question 833258: Richard is driving to his parents house it's 130 miles. He normally drives at 65mph but he is running late today and drives at 76 mph. How many mins does he save ?
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Question 833264: Two hikers start from the same point and hike in opposite directions around a lake whose shoreline is 19 mi long. One hiker walks 0.5 mph faster than the other hiker. How fast did each hiker walk if they meet in 2 h?
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Question 833301: Two cities are 1068 miles apart. A plane leaves one of them traveling toward the other one at an average speed at 450 mph. At the same time a plane leaves the other traveling towards the first at an average speed of 390 mph. How will it take them to meet?
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Question 833293: kaitlin runs 5 miles in 38 minutes. at the same rate, how many miles would she run in 57 minutes?
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Question 833246: if you go on a motorcycle trip of 90 miles in the mountains and 9/10 of the trip is downhill, how many miles of the trip are not downhill?
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Question 833319: The speed of a boat in still water is 7 miles per hour. If the boat travels 6 miles downstream in the same amount of time it takes to travel 2.5 miles upstream, what is the speed of the current?
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Question 833372: A jet plane, flying 110 mph faster than a propeller plane, travels 5280 miles in 4 hours less time than the propeller plane takes to fly the same distance. How fast does each plane fly?
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