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Distance, Rate, Time

11/05/15

What is the speed of the river?
A canoe can move at a speed of 2 mph in still water. The boat is paddled 4 miles downstream in a river in the same time it takes to go 1 mile upstream.
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Distance, Rate, Time Word Problems Distance Word Problems

10/12/15

Distance, Rate, and Time Problem
Because of bad weather, a bus driver reduced his usual speed along a 165 mile route by 5mph. The bus arrived 15 minutes later than usual. How fast does the bus usually travel?
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Distance, Rate, Time

10/08/15

Martina leaves at 9 A.M., bicycling at the rate of 24 mi/hr. 2 hr later, John leaves, driving at the rate of 48 mi/hr. What time will John catch up to Martina?
Please help me find out what time he will catch up to her in equation form.
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Distance, Rate, Time

10/03/15

Rate word problem
Two hikers are 14 miles apart and walking toward each other. They meet in 2 hours. Find the rate of each hiker if one walks 1.8 mph faster than the other.   The speed of the slower hiker is... more
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Distance, Rate, Time

09/27/15

How far away does she live from the mountains?
Lashonda drove to the mountains last weekend. There was heavy traffic on the way there, and the trip took 10 hours. When Lashonda drove home, there was no traffic and the trip only took 7 hours. If... more
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Distance, Rate, Time

09/27/15

How long will it take for the two trains to meet?
Two trains leave stations 432 miles apart at the same time and travel toward each other. One train travels at 100 miles per hour while the other travels at 80 miles per hour. How long will it take... more
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Distance, Rate, Time

09/20/15

How far has Jim run when he is caught?
Jim and Derry start at the same time and place, running a 1.5 mile loop. Jim runs at 8.5 minutes per mile. Derry runs at 7 minutes per mile. Derry eventually catches Jim.
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09/02/15

A car travels 180 miles in t hours at a speed of r mph. If the car travels half as fast but three times as long, how far does it travel?
Use the fact that distance equals speed times time.
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Distance, Rate, Time

06/23/15

Marcus Drives from Chicago to Detroit in 6 hours. On the return trip his speed is increased by 10mph and the trip takes 5 hours. Find his rate on the return tri
How do I go about sloving this problen
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Distance, Rate, Time Equation Word Problem

06/01/15

distance, speed, and time question
luisa travels 25 km in 15/4 hours. She walks part of the way at 4km/h and cycles the rest at 12km/h. How far did she walk?
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Distance, Rate, Time Algebra 1 Formula Variables

04/15/15

Solve a Formula.
A jet flew from Point X to Point Y at an average speed of 280 mph. Because of head winds, the jet averaged only 260 mph on the return trip. The return trip took 10 minutes longer than the original... more
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Distance, Rate, Time

01/22/15

what is the investment of the 7,000 and 4,000?
The annual interest on a $7,000 investment exceeds the interest earned on a $4,000 investment by $283. The $7,000 is invested at 0.4% higher rate of interest than $4,000. What is the interest rate... more
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Distance, Rate, Time

11/19/14

I need help setting up this equation
a small plane, flying into a head wind, flew 500 miles in 7 hours. Flying with the wind, the plane traveled 1150 miles in 4 hours. Find the rate of the plane is calm air and the rate of the wind.... more
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Distance, Rate, Time Time Distance Rate

10/14/14

travelling at a rate of 10km/h, a cyclist took 30 minutes for a journey. at what rate should he cycle if he wishes to complete the journey in 20 minutes.
I want to find the rate he must travel to complete the journey in 20 mins.
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Distance, Rate, Time

10/07/14

distance, rate, time
Juan drives to work. Because of traffic conditions, he averages 22 mph. He returns home averaging 32 mph. The total travel time is 2.25 hours. How much time did Juan spend driving to work?
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