Questions on Word Problems: Travel and Distance answered by real tutors!

Tutors Answer Your Questions about Travel Word Problems (FREE)

Question 1193953: A man traveled with a horse on Wednesday. He spent three day (i.e. 72 hrs) and he stills Friday. How would you explain this riddl
e?
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(69443)

Question 1194012: A missile is fired with an initial velocity of 85m/s at an angle 30° from he horizontal
Click here to see answer by ikleyn(52754)

Question 1194111: A ship leaves a dock at 13 mph. After an hour it is seen from a lighthouse 12 miles east of the dock to bear N12O30’W. How far is it from the lighthouse? What is its bearing from the dock?
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(69443)

Question 1194126: timmy made 80 pieces of cake,he put m pieces in the first box,12 more pieces in the second box than in the first box and 4 fewer pieces in the third bix than in the second box.how many pieces of cake are in the box
Click here to see answer by josgarithmetic(39613)

Question 1194112: A ship leaves a dock at 13 mph. After an hour it is seen from a lighthouse 12 miles east of the dock to bearing N12°30’W. How far is it from the lighthouse? What is its bearing from the dock?
Click here to see answer by Edwin McCravy(20054)

Question 1194191: A man can row at the rate of 12 mph in still water. He rows upstream for two hours
and returns in one hour and twelve minutes. Find the rate of the current.
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(69443)

Question 1194192: A boat leaves a dock and travels at the rate of 36 kilometers per hour. Twenty
minutes later a second boat leaves the same dock and travels the same route at 50 kilometers per
hour. How long will it take the second boat to be 5 kilometers behind the first boat?
Click here to see answer by greenestamps(13195)

Question 1194241: Two airplanes start at the same place and travel in opposite directions, one at 520 mph in the other 448 mph. How many hours will it take for them to be 1936 miles apart.

Click here to see answer by Alan3354(69443)

Question 1193964: A ladder inclined at 60 ° with the horizontal is leaning against a vertical wall. The foot of the ladder is 3 meters away from the foot of the wall. A boy climbs the ladder such that his distance z meters with respect to the foot of the ladder is given by z=6t, where t is the time in seconds. Find the rate at which his vertical distance from the ground changes with respect to t. Find the rate at which his distance from the foot of the wall is changing with respect to t when he is 3 meter away from the foot of the ladder.
Click here to see answer by greenestamps(13195)

Question 1194321: The soccer player kicks the ball in the Figure above with an initial velocity of 35 m/s at an angle of 20°. (a) Calculate for the time when it reaches 0.40 m. (b) Find its position parallel to the field at height equal to 0.40 m. (c) Find the time when it reaches its highest point. (d) At what point is the ball at its highest and farthest?
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(69443)

Question 1194355: A man traveled a distance of 960 kilometers by ship to an island. He returned by plane. The rate of the plane was 20 times the rate of the ship. He spent 42 hours on the trip. Find the rate of the ship and the rate if the plane.
Click here to see answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)

Question 1194356: the gun sounded and 3 hours later bill was 6 miles ahead of rose. how fast did rose run if bills speed was 10 miles per hour?
Click here to see answer by ikleyn(52754)

Question 1194415: a jeepney from rest uniformly over a time of 2 second and covers a distance of 20m determine the acceleration pf the jeepneya jeepney from rest uniformly over a time of 2 second and covers a distance of 20m determine the acceleration pf the jeepney

Click here to see answer by ikleyn(52754)

Question 1194433: A carpenter is building a rectangular room with a fixed perimeter of 244 ft. What dimensions would yield the maximum area?
Click here to see answer by josgarithmetic(39613)

Question 1194434: A bicyclist bikes the 24 mi to a city averaging a certain speed. The return trip is made at a speed that is 4 mph slower. The total time for the round trip is 5 hr. Find the bicyclist's average speed on each part of the trip.
Click here to see answer by greenestamps(13195)

Question 1194441: A car drove for an average speed of 15 m/s. How long it would take for the car to cover the distance of 10 km?
Click here to see answer by josgarithmetic(39613)

Question 1194436: The soccer player kicks the ball in the Figure above with an initial velocity of 35 m/s at an angle of 20°. (a) Calculate for the time when it reaches 0.40 m. (b) Find its position parallel to the field at height equal to 0.40 m. (c) Find the time when it reaches its highest point. (d) At what point is the ball at its highest and farthest?
Click here to see answer by Alan3354(69443)

Question 1194484: A driver traveled from A to B. On the return trip, he averaged 10kph more and that trip took 30 minutes less. If he had averaged 10 kph less on the outgoing trip, that trip would have taken 40 minutes more. On the trip from A to B what was the average speed?
Click here to see answer by josgarithmetic(39613)

Question 1194493: Please help me solve this :
Gordon rode his bike at 15 mph to get his car. He then drove back at 45
mph. If the entire trip took him 8 hours, how far away was his car?
Please Include Represent, Relate, Equate, Solve and Prove. Thank you very much!
Click here to see answer by Theo(13342)

Question 1194489: Celia and Dina start at the same time from two towns 90km apart, travelling
towards each other. Celia’s rate is 5km faster than Dina’s rate. They met
after two hours. Find the average speed of each. Please include Represent, Relate, Equate, Solve and Prove Thank you!
Click here to see answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)

Question 1194490: Two buses leave the station at 4:00A.M, one travelling east at 60kph and
the other, west at 65kph. At what time will they be 50km apart? Please Include Represent, Relate, Equate, Solve and Prove. Thank you!
Click here to see answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)

Question 1194492: Please help me solve this :
Roy leaves for work at 7 A.M. traveling 40kph. His sister Susan finds that he
has forgotten his briefcase, so she leaves at 7:05 A.M. chasing him at 50kph.
At what time will Susan catch up with Roy?
Please Include Represent, Relate, Equate, Solve and Prove. Thank you very much!
Click here to see answer by josgarithmetic(39613)

Question 1194491: Please help me solve this :
There are two trains. The rabbit heads north on the expressway at 45kph.
Exactly 12 minutes after, Panther follows at a steady speed of 54kph. How
long does it take Panther to overtake the Rabbit?
Please Include Represent, Relate, Equate, Solve and Prove. Thank you!
Click here to see answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)

Question 1194511: A driver traveled from A to B. On the return trip, he averaged 10 kph more and that trip took 30 minutes less. If he had averaged 10 kph less on the outgoing trip, that trip would have taken 40 minutes more. On trip from A to B, what was the average speed? How much time did it take?
Click here to see answer by josgarithmetic(39613)

Question 1194514: An automobile traveled 360km. If it’s average speed had been 2kph more, the trip would have taken 18 minutes less. What was the average speed?
Click here to see answer by josgarithmetic(39613)

Question 1194543: Two cars are travelling in the same direction on the road. The car that leads is travelling at 46 miles per hour. The other car is travelling at 70 miles per hour. How many miles apart will they be 30 minutes before the faster car catches the slower one?
Click here to see answer by greenestamps(13195)

Question 1194669: A bicycle race follows a triangular course. The three sides of the race are 7km, 24km and 25km. What is the approximate measure of the angle opposite to side 7 km?
Click here to see answer by ikleyn(52754)

Question 1194742: Suppose a driver with car leaves home at 8AM and first travels 30 km/hr for two hours, then stops one hour for coffee. He then travels at 80 km/hr for the next five hours, to arrive at the destination. (we imagine a magical car that does not need to accelerate or decelerate)
1. How many hours was this trip, from start to finish?
2. At what time did the driver arrive at the destination?
3. How many km did the driver cover?
4. what was the average rate of speed (including the rest time!), in km/hr for the entire trip?

Click here to see answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740)

Question 1194755: Suppose a driver with car leaves home at 8AM and first travels 30 km/hr for two hours, then stops one hour for coffee. He then travels at 80 km/hr for the next five hours, to arrive at the destination. (we imagine a magical car that does not need to accelerate or decelerate)

1. How many hours was this trip, from start to finish?
2. At what time did the driver arrive at the destination?
3. How many km did the driver cover?
4. what was the average rate of speed (including the rest time!), in km/hr for the entire trip?
5. Draw a well-labeled graph on graph paper that shows the distance traveled vs. time function outlined in this problem. Use t=0 for 8AM, with t being the hours passed after 8AM, with vertical axis variable s having units km.
6. Label the points 9AM and Noon with their coordinates on your sketch. Then use your sketch to find the average rate of km per hour traveled between 9AM and Noon?
7. Last, write the piecewise formula for the function in your graph, and label it on your sketch.
Click here to see answer by josgarithmetic(39613)

Older solutions: 1..45, 46..90, 91..135, 136..180, 181..225, 226..270, 271..315, 316..360, 361..405, 406..450, 451..495, 496..540, 541..585, 586..630, 631..675, 676..720, 721..765, 766..810, 811..855, 856..900, 901..945, 946..990, 991..1035, 1036..1080, 1081..1125, 1126..1170, 1171..1215, 1216..1260, 1261..1305, 1306..1350, 1351..1395, 1396..1440, 1441..1485, 1486..1530, 1531..1575, 1576..1620, 1621..1665, 1666..1710, 1711..1755, 1756..1800, 1801..1845, 1846..1890, 1891..1935, 1936..1980, 1981..2025, 2026..2070, 2071..2115, 2116..2160, 2161..2205, 2206..2250, 2251..2295, 2296..2340, 2341..2385, 2386..2430, 2431..2475, 2476..2520, 2521..2565, 2566..2610, 2611..2655, 2656..2700, 2701..2745, 2746..2790, 2791..2835, 2836..2880, 2881..2925, 2926..2970, 2971..3015, 3016..3060, 3061..3105, 3106..3150, 3151..3195, 3196..3240, 3241..3285, 3286..3330, 3331..3375, 3376..3420, 3421..3465, 3466..3510, 3511..3555, 3556..3600, 3601..3645, 3646..3690, 3691..3735, 3736..3780, 3781..3825, 3826..3870, 3871..3915, 3916..3960, 3961..4005, 4006..4050, 4051..4095, 4096..4140, 4141..4185, 4186..4230, 4231..4275, 4276..4320, 4321..4365, 4366..4410, 4411..4455, 4456..4500, 4501..4545, 4546..4590, 4591..4635, 4636..4680, 4681..4725, 4726..4770, 4771..4815, 4816..4860, 4861..4905, 4906..4950, 4951..4995, 4996..5040, 5041..5085, 5086..5130, 5131..5175, 5176..5220, 5221..5265, 5266..5310, 5311..5355, 5356..5400, 5401..5445, 5446..5490, 5491..5535, 5536..5580, 5581..5625, 5626..5670, 5671..5715, 5716..5760, 5761..5805, 5806..5850, 5851..5895, 5896..5940, 5941..5985, 5986..6030, 6031..6075, 6076..6120, 6121..6165, 6166..6210, 6211..6255, 6256..6300, 6301..6345, 6346..6390, 6391..6435, 6436..6480, 6481..6525, 6526..6570, 6571..6615, 6616..6660, 6661..6705, 6706..6750, 6751..6795, 6796..6840, 6841..6885, 6886..6930, 6931..6975, 6976..7020, 7021..7065, 7066..7110, 7111..7155, 7156..7200, 7201..7245, 7246..7290, 7291..7335, 7336..7380, 7381..7425, 7426..7470, 7471..7515, 7516..7560, 7561..7605, 7606..7650, 7651..7695, 7696..7740, 7741..7785, 7786..7830, 7831..7875, 7876..7920, 7921..7965, 7966..8010, 8011..8055, 8056..8100, 8101..8145, 8146..8190, 8191..8235, 8236..8280, 8281..8325, 8326..8370, 8371..8415, 8416..8460, 8461..8505, 8506..8550, 8551..8595, 8596..8640, 8641..8685, 8686..8730, 8731..8775, 8776..8820, 8821..8865, 8866..8910, 8911..8955, 8956..9000, 9001..9045, 9046..9090, 9091..9135, 9136..9180, 9181..9225, 9226..9270, 9271..9315, 9316..9360, 9361..9405, 9406..9450, 9451..9495, 9496..9540, 9541..9585, 9586..9630, 9631..9675, 9676..9720, 9721..9765, 9766..9810, 9811..9855, 9856..9900, 9901..9945, 9946..9990, 9991..10035, 10036..10080, 10081..10125, 10126..10170, 10171..10215, 10216..10260, 10261..10305, 10306..10350, 10351..10395, 10396..10440, 10441..10485, 10486..10530, 10531..10575, 10576..10620, 10621..10665, 10666..10710, 10711..10755, 10756..10800, 10801..10845, 10846..10890, 10891..10935, 10936..10980, 10981..11025, 11026..11070, 11071..11115, 11116..11160, 11161..11205, 11206..11250, 11251..11295, 11296..11340, 11341..11385, 11386..11430, 11431..11475, 11476..11520, 11521..11565, 11566..11610, 11611..11655, 11656..11700, 11701..11745, 11746..11790, 11791..11835, 11836..11880, 11881..11925, 11926..11970, 11971..12015, 12016..12060, 12061..12105, 12106..12150, 12151..12195, 12196..12240, 12241..12285, 12286..12330, 12331..12375, 12376..12420, 12421..12465, 12466..12510, 12511..12555, 12556..12600, 12601..12645, 12646..12690, 12691..12735, 12736..12780, 12781..12825, 12826..12870, 12871..12915, 12916..12960, 12961..13005, 13006..13050, 13051..13095, 13096..13140, 13141..13185, 13186..13230, 13231..13275, 13276..13320, 13321..13365, 13366..13410, 13411..13455, 13456..13500, 13501..13545, 13546..13590, 13591..13635, 13636..13680, 13681..13725, 13726..13770, 13771..13815, 13816..13860, 13861..13905, 13906..13950, 13951..13995, 13996..14040, 14041..14085, 14086..14130, 14131..14175, 14176..14220, 14221..14265, 14266..14310, 14311..14355, 14356..14400, 14401..14445, 14446..14490, 14491..14535, 14536..14580, 14581..14625, 14626..14670, 14671..14715, 14716..14760, 14761..14805, 14806..14850, 14851..14895, 14896..14940, 14941..14985, 14986..15030, 15031..15075, 15076..15120, 15121..15165, 15166..15210, 15211..15255, 15256..15300, 15301..15345, 15346..15390, 15391..15435, 15436..15480, 15481..15525, 15526..15570, 15571..15615, 15616..15660, 15661..15705, 15706..15750, 15751..15795, 15796..15840, 15841..15885, 15886..15930, 15931..15975, 15976..16020, 16021..16065, 16066..16110, 16111..16155, 16156..16200, 16201..16245, 16246..16290, 16291..16335, 16336..16380, 16381..16425, 16426..16470, 16471..16515, 16516..16560, 16561..16605, 16606..16650, 16651..16695, 16696..16740, 16741..16785, 16786..16830, 16831..16875, 16876..16920, 16921..16965, 16966..17010, 17011..17055, 17056..17100, 17101..17145, 17146..17190, 17191..17235, 17236..17280, 17281..17325, 17326..17370, 17371..17415, 17416..17460, 17461..17505, 17506..17550, 17551..17595, 17596..17640, 17641..17685, 17686..17730, 17731..17775, 17776..17820, 17821..17865, 17866..17910, 17911..17955, 17956..18000, 18001..18045, 18046..18090, 18091..18135, 18136..18180, 18181..18225, 18226..18270, 18271..18315, 18316..18360, 18361..18405, 18406..18450, 18451..18495, 18496..18540, 18541..18585, 18586..18630, 18631..18675, 18676..18720, 18721..18765, 18766..18810, 18811..18855, 18856..18900, 18901..18945, 18946..18990, 18991..19035, 19036..19080, 19081..19125, 19126..19170, 19171..19215, 19216..19260, 19261..19305, 19306..19350, 19351..19395, 19396..19440, 19441..19485, 19486..19530, 19531..19575, 19576..19620, 19621..19665, 19666..19710, 19711..19755, 19756..19800, 19801..19845, 19846..19890, 19891..19935, 19936..19980, 19981..20025, 20026..20070, 20071..20115, 20116..20160, 20161..20205, 20206..20250, 20251..20295, 20296..20340, 20341..20385, 20386..20430, 20431..20475, 20476..20520, 20521..20565, 20566..20610, 20611..20655, 20656..20700, 20701..20745, 20746..20790, 20791..20835, 20836..20880, 20881..20925, 20926..20970, 20971..21015, 21016..21060, 21061..21105, 21106..21150, 21151..21195, 21196..21240, 21241..21285, 21286..21330, 21331..21375, 21376..21420, 21421..21465, 21466..21510, 21511..21555, 21556..21600, 21601..21645, 21646..21690, 21691..21735, 21736..21780, 21781..21825, 21826..21870, 21871..21915, 21916..21960, 21961..22005, 22006..22050, 22051..22095, 22096..22140, 22141..22185, 22186..22230, 22231..22275, 22276..22320, 22321..22365, 22366..22410, 22411..22455, 22456..22500, 22501..22545, 22546..22590, 22591..22635, 22636..22680, 22681..22725, 22726..22770, 22771..22815, 22816..22860, 22861..22905, 22906..22950, 22951..22995, 22996..23040, 23041..23085, 23086..23130, 23131..23175, 23176..23220, 23221..23265, 23266..23310, 23311..23355, 23356..23400, 23401..23445, 23446..23490, 23491..23535, 23536..23580, 23581..23625, 23626..23670, 23671..23715, 23716..23760, 23761..23805, 23806..23850, 23851..23895, 23896..23940, 23941..23985, 23986..24030, 24031..24075, 24076..24120, 24121..24165, 24166..24210, 24211..24255, 24256..24300, 24301..24345, 24346..24390, 24391..24435, 24436..24480, 24481..24525, 24526..24570, 24571..24615, 24616..24660, 24661..24705, 24706..24750, 24751..24795, 24796..24840, 24841..24885, 24886..24930, 24931..24975, 24976..25020, 25021..25065, 25066..25110, 25111..25155, 25156..25200, 25201..25245, 25246..25290, 25291..25335, 25336..25380, 25381..25425, 25426..25470, 25471..25515, 25516..25560, 25561..25605, 25606..25650, 25651..25695, 25696..25740, 25741..25785, 25786..25830, 25831..25875, 25876..25920, 25921..25965, 25966..26010, 26011..26055, 26056..26100, 26101..26145, 26146..26190, 26191..26235, 26236..26280, 26281..26325, 26326..26370, 26371..26415, 26416..26460, 26461..26505, 26506..26550, 26551..26595, 26596..26640, 26641..26685, 26686..26730, 26731..26775, 26776..26820, 26821..26865, 26866..26910, 26911..26955, 26956..27000, 27001..27045, 27046..27090, 27091..27135, 27136..27180, 27181..27225, 27226..27270, 27271..27315, 27316..27360, 27361..27405, 27406..27450, 27451..27495, 27496..27540, 27541..27585, 27586..27630, 27631..27675, 27676..27720, 27721..27765, 27766..27810, 27811..27855, 27856..27900, 27901..27945, 27946..27990, 27991..28035, 28036..28080, 28081..28125, 28126..28170, 28171..28215, 28216..28260, 28261..28305, 28306..28350, 28351..28395, 28396..28440, 28441..28485, 28486..28530, 28531..28575, 28576..28620, 28621..28665, 28666..28710, 28711..28755, 28756..28800, 28801..28845, 28846..28890, 28891..28935, 28936..28980, 28981..29025, 29026..29070, 29071..29115, 29116..29160, 29161..29205, 29206..29250, 29251..29295, 29296..29340, 29341..29385, 29386..29430, 29431..29475, 29476..29520, 29521..29565, 29566..29610, 29611..29655, 29656..29700, 29701..29745, 29746..29790, 29791..29835, 29836..29880, 29881..29925, 29926..29970, 29971..30015, 30016..30060, 30061..30105, 30106..30150, 30151..30195, 30196..30240, 30241..30285, 30286..30330, 30331..30375, 30376..30420, 30421..30465, 30466..30510, 30511..30555, 30556..30600, 30601..30645, 30646..30690, 30691..30735, 30736..30780, 30781..30825, 30826..30870, 30871..30915, 30916..30960, 30961..31005, 31006..31050, 31051..31095, 31096..31140, 31141..31185, 31186..31230, 31231..31275, 31276..31320, 31321..31365, 31366..31410, 31411..31455, 31456..31500, 31501..31545, 31546..31590, 31591..31635, 31636..31680, 31681..31725, 31726..31770, 31771..31815, 31816..31860, 31861..31905, 31906..31950, 31951..31995, 31996..32040, 32041..32085, 32086..32130, 32131..32175, 32176..32220, 32221..32265, 32266..32310, 32311..32355, 32356..32400, 32401..32445, 32446..32490, 32491..32535, 32536..32580, 32581..32625, 32626..32670, 32671..32715, 32716..32760, 32761..32805, 32806..32850, 32851..32895, 32896..32940, 32941..32985, 32986..33030, 33031..33075, 33076..33120, 33121..33165, 33166..33210, 33211..33255, 33256..33300, 33301..33345, 33346..33390, 33391..33435, 33436..33480, 33481..33525, 33526..33570, 33571..33615, 33616..33660, 33661..33705, 33706..33750, 33751..33795, 33796..33840, 33841..33885, 33886..33930, 33931..33975, 33976..34020, 34021..34065, 34066..34110, 34111..34155, 34156..34200, 34201..34245, 34246..34290, 34291..34335, 34336..34380, 34381..34425, 34426..34470, 34471..34515, 34516..34560, 34561..34605, 34606..34650, 34651..34695, 34696..34740, 34741..34785, 34786..34830, 34831..34875, 34876..34920, 34921..34965, 34966..35010, 35011..35055, 35056..35100, 35101..35145, 35146..35190, 35191..35235, 35236..35280, 35281..35325, 35326..35370, 35371..35415, 35416..35460, 35461..35505, 35506..35550, 35551..35595, 35596..35640, 35641..35685, 35686..35730, 35731..35775, 35776..35820, 35821..35865, 35866..35910, 35911..35955, 35956..36000, 36001..36045, 36046..36090, 36091..36135, 36136..36180, 36181..36225, 36226..36270, 36271..36315, 36316..36360, 36361..36405, 36406..36450, 36451..36495, 36496..36540, 36541..36585, 36586..36630, 36631..36675, 36676..36720, 36721..36765, 36766..36810, 36811..36855, 36856..36900, 36901..36945, 36946..36990, 36991..37035, 37036..37080, 37081..37125, 37126..37170, 37171..37215, 37216..37260, 37261..37305, 37306..37350, 37351..37395, 37396..37440, 37441..37485, 37486..37530, 37531..37575, 37576..37620