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Question 899840: Two cars traveled equal distances in different amounts of time. Car A traveled the distance in 2 h, and Car B traveled the distance in 1.5 h. Car B traveled 15 mph faster than Car A.

How fast did Car B travel?

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Question 900157: a moving van leaves a house traveling at an average rate of 33 mi/h. The family leaves the house 3/4 hour later follwoing the same route in a car. They travel an average rate of 50 mi/h
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Question 900221: Question:
You can bike to your aunt's house at 15mph. Your bike has a flat and you have to walk back at 6mph. If your total traveling time was 2 hours, how long did it take you to ride your bike to your aunt's house?
Distance - rate x time
I think the correct equation is:
15x = 6 (2-x)
15x = 12 - 6x
21x = 12
x = 12/21 or 4/7
Is that 4/7 of an hour? 34 minutes and 29 seconds
So, is the answer "It takes 34 minutes to ride to aunt's house"??

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Question 900233: A car went 340 miles in 5 hours, travelling part of the time at 55 mph and part of the time at 75 mph. How long did the car travel at each speed?
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Question 900247: Tommy rode his bike to visit a friend. He traveled at 10mi/hi/ While he was there, it began to rain. His friend drove him home in a car traveling west at 100mi/h. Tommy took 1.5hours longer to go to his friend's than returning home. How many hours did it take Tommy to ride to his friend's house.
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Question 900249: a man covers a certain distance on scooter.had he moved 3 kmph faster, he would have taken 40 min.less. if he had moved 2 kmph slower he would have taken 40 min.more .the distance is?
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Question 900248: AT 10:00 A.M,. a car leaves a house at a rate of 60mi/h. At the same time, another car leaves the same house at a rate of 50mi/h. How long will it take to be 425 km apart?
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Question 900271: Jack and Jill went up the hill at a rate of 8 units per minute. They came tumbling down at a rate of 8 units per second. What was their average rate, in units per minute, for the round trip?
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Question 900307: A race car travels 250 miles in 1.30 hours. determine the average speed of the race car in mi/hr.
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Question 900400: A kayaker travels downstream 15 miles and then travels back upstream to a point which is 1 mile short of where he originally departed from. The entire trip takes 3 hours. in still water the kayaker paddles at a rate of 10 miles per hour. how fast is the current of the stream?
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Question 900412: John travels 75 KM to work each way. If he averages 120 KM/Hr, how long (Minutes) does he spend driving to and from work each day?

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Question 900402: jone lives 10 km from his place of work. how many km does he travel during a five day week if he makes the journey daily?
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Question 900313: A car is driven 600 miles in 15 hours. What is the rate in miles per hour ?
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Question 900496: Mary and Bill live
210 miles apart. They start at the same time and travel toward each other. Mary's speed is
7 mph greater than Bill's. If they meet in
2 hours, find their speeds?

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Question 900513: A car drives for one hour at 60 km/hr then for 30 minutes at 40 miles per hour. What is the car's average speed over the 1.5 hour length of time?
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Question 900472: You are on a bus that is travelling at 60 miles per hour. You walk from the back to the front of the bus at 2 miles per hour. What is your speed, relative to the bus, to the nearest 0.1 mile per hour?
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Question 900552:
Question Help

Two boats leave a port at the same time, one going north and the other traveling south. The northbound boat travels
19
mph faster than the southbound boat. If the southbound boat is traveling at
48
mph, how long will it be before they are
1150
miles apart?
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Question 900553: 'You and a friend are both traveling from seattle area. you start at 38 miles east of seattle and travel east on interstate 90 at 62 mph. your friend starts 20 miles south of seattle and travels south on interstate 5 at 65 miles per hour. who would be farther from seattle in 2 hrs and by how much?'
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Question 900597: caroline drove 350 miles to her grandmothers house. the trip took her 5 1\4 hours. what was her average speed in miles per hour? i know distance over time gives you average speed but should i break it down to minutes first then revery back
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Question 900494: Two railroad tracks intersect at right angles at station O. At 10AM the train A, moving west with constant speed of 50 km/h, leaves the station O. One hour later train B, moving south with the constant speed of 60 km/h, passes through the station O. Find minimum distance between these trains

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Question 900646: You rode your bike 4 miles to the beach. at the beach, you walked 6 miles in 102 minutes. then you rode your bike 4 miles home. find the total number of miles you biked and walked if you walk for 68 minutes.

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Question 900620: Mary and Brice are picking oranges. Mary has picked 2 boxes of oranges and is picking 5 per hour. Brice has picked 5 boxes of oranges and is picking at a rate 3 boxes per hour. In how many hours will they have picked the same number of boxes?

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Question 900593: A boat traced downstream a distance of 33mi and then came right back. If the speed of the current was 12mph and the total trip took 3hrs and 40mins, find the average speed of the boat relative to the water? (Simplify your answer)
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Question 900606: A hiker sights the top of a 2228m high mountain at an angle of elevation of 12. After walking towards the mountain he sights it at an angle of elevation of 22. How many kilometres did the hiker walk?
Hope you can help me with this. Cheers!
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Question 900735: Nancy left on vacation. Sara left 7 hours later traveling 47 mph faster to catch up. After 6 hours Sara caught up. What was Nancy's average speed?
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Question 900750: Callie took 20 min to drive her boat upstream to water ski at her favorite spot. Coming back at the same speed took her 15 min. If the current of the river is 5km, what was boat speed?
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Question 900760: Two cars leave an intersection, one traveling west and the other south. After some time, the faster car is 7 miles farther away from the intersection than the slower car. At that time, the two cars are 13 miles apart. How far did each car travel?
My work: x^2+(x+7)^2=13^2
x^2+x^2+(x+7)(x+7)=169
2x^2+7x+7x=169
2x^2+14x=169
2x^2+14x-155=0
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Question 900802: Esteban is running in a 5-kilometer race this weekend. How many miles will he run?

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Question 900826: If the voltage V in an electric circuit is help constant, the current I is inversely proportional to the resistance R. If the current is 60 amperes when the resistance is 270 ohms, find the current when the resistance is 100 ohms.
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Question 900824: A train traveled 100 miles from City A to City b and returned the same distance in a total time of 5 hours. If the train traveled 30 mph slower on the return trip, how fast did the train travel in each direction?
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Question 900844: If I walked 4 miles north 9 miles east then 8
miles north and 7 miles east, if I decide to walk
straight back to where I started how far must I
walk?

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Question 900845: How long will it take to travel 99 miles at 80 mph
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Question 900110: if a race car went 500 miles in 4 hours what was the average rate of speed?
and i need it worked out plzz
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Question 900858: A student drove a distance of 120 miles at an average speed of 55 mph. How much faster would she have to drive on the return trip to save 30 minutes of driving time?
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Question 900865: A train travels 150 miles in 3 hours. At this same rate, how many miles will it travel in 8 hours?
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Question 900850: Two brothers leave from the same point driving in opposite directions, the first brother driving at 55 miles per hour and the second at 70 miles per hour. The first brother has a one-hour head start. How long will they be able to talk if their car phones have a 200-mile range?
I'm not 100% sure on how to set this problem up
RATE X TIME = DISTANCE
Brother A 55 X
Brother B 70 70( -x)
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Question 900864: Two trucks leave a warehouse at the same time. One travels due north at an average speed of 61 miles per hour, and the other travels due south at an average speed of 59 miles per hour. After how many hours will the two trucks be 600 miles apart?
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Question 900841: Maria and Eduardo left for the same meeting at the same time. The trip took Maria 2 hours and Eduardo 2.5 hours because he lived 40 miles further away. Eduardo traveled at 5 mph faster than Maria. What were their speeds.
Thank you
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Question 900880: My word problem is below. I cannot figure out how to start this equation in order to solve it. I am not necessarily looking for the answer. I would just like an example of the equation so I can solve it. My issue figuring out what the equation needs to be.
Two cars traveled equal distances in different amounts of time. Car A traveled the distance in 2.4 h, and Car B traveled the distance in 4 h. Car A traveled 22 mph faster than Car B. How fast did car A travel.
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Question 900881: You took two trips in your new car. The first trip covered 136 miles and used
6.4 gallons of gas. The second trip covered 285 miles and used 12.5 gallons of
gas. On which trip did you get better gas mileage?
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Question 900879: You took two trips in your new car. The first trip covered 136 miles and used
6.4 gallons of gas. The second trip covered 285 miles and used 12.5 gallons of
gas. On which trip did you get better gas mileage?
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