70 Answered Questions for the topic Distance Word Problems

Distance Word Problems Math Elementary (k 6th) Elementary Math

04/11/17

Road trip question
on a trip Liam agreed to drive 2/3 of the total distance if Jessica drove the remaining distance. Upon completing his share of driving, Liam fell asleep. When Liam awoke, Jessica still had 20% of... more
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Distance Word Problems

03/25/17

Help with finding position
The Krakow airport is 3 km west and 5 km north of the city center. At 1 pm, Zuzatook off in a Cessna 730. Every six minutes, the plane’s position changed by 9 km east and7 km north. At 2:30 pm,... more
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Distance Word Problems Time Problem Distance, Rate, Time

03/18/17

Fuel Consumption pt. 2 (continuation)
At noon one day, Corey decided to follow a straight course in a motor boat. After one hour of making no turns and traveling at a steady rate, the boat was 6 miles east and 8 miles north of its... more
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Distance Word Problems

03/03/17

distance down stream problem
Mias motorboat took 3 hr to make a trip downstream with a 6-mph current. The return trip against the same current took 5 hr. find the speed of the boat in still water.
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12/30/16

Word problem
The maximum distance (d) 696 can see from the top of a building with height (h) is approximated by the form D=ksqrt(h). Apartment buildings A and B are 9 and 16 stories high, respectively. if these... more
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Distance Word Problems

12/12/16

nas went on a road trip
nas went on a 220 mile trip to a soccer game. on the way back she had to drive 11 miles per hour slower. this made the trip an hour longer. how fast did she did she drive to the soccer game
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Distance Word Problems

12/12/16

Paul went on a bike ride of 72 miles. He realized that if he had gone 15 mph faster, he would have arrived 20 hours sooner. How fast did he actually ride?
Paul went on a bike ride of 72 miles. He realized that if he had gone 15 mph faster, he would have arrived 20 hours sooner. How fast did he actually ride?
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Distance Word Problems

11/10/16

What distance would this be on the map?
The scale of a map is 1 cm = 0.5 km. The distance between two towns is 10 km. What distance would this be on the map?
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Distance Word Problems

10/23/16

Please explain to me how to solve this problem!! Thank you
, two coast guard cutters are 225 miles apart traveling toward each other, one from the east and the other from the west. searching for a disabled boat. the eastbound cutter travels 5 miles per... more
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Distance Word Problems

10/14/16

If -3 and 5 are the coordinates of two points on the real number line, the distance between these points is
Type as an integer or decimal 
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Distance Word Problems Math Logic Distance

09/27/16

a car travels 720 miles in 12 hours. Express this as a unit rate
 a car travels 720 miles in 12 hours. Express this as a unit rate   how you solve this? 
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Distance Word Problems

09/13/16

distance problem
Because of the jet stream, it takes 8 hours to fly from Orlando to London and 9.5 hours to return. If an airplane averages 550 mph in still air, what is the average rate of the wind blowing in the... more
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Distance Word Problems

09/01/16

Distance Problem
On his way to visit soren, peter averaged 7mi/h on his skateboard and 4 mi/h walking. If soren lives 6 miles away and the whole trip took 1 h, how many miles did Peter travel by skateboard? (Hint:... more
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Distance Word Problems Distance Rate And Time Word Problem

08/23/16

find time two are 71 miles apart
Fred left city traveling at 49 mph while at same time Sam left the city going opposite direction at speed of 75mph. Find time Fred travelled before the two were 71 miles 
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Distance Word Problems Word Problem For Time

07/15/16

Radio signal has radius of 100 miles. u drive constant speed of 40 mph, nonstop, directly across the diameter of signal, how long can you listen before signal f
how long can you listen before signal fades 
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Distance Word Problems Algebra 1 Word Problem

05/19/16

A truck traveling 45 miles per hour and a train traveling 60 miles per hour cover the same distance. The truck travels 2 hours longer than the train. How many
A truck traveling 45 miles per hour and a train traveling 60 miles per hour cover the same distance. The truck travels 2 hours longer than the train. How many hours does the train travel to catch... more
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Distance Word Problems Algebra 1 Word Problem

05/07/16

How long will it take them to be 50 feet apart?
Mrs. Smith challenged Sam to a duel with water pistols at 50 feet. They start walking in opposite directions. Mrs. Smith walks at 2 feet per second. Sam runs at 6 feet per second. How long will it... more
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Distance Word Problems

05/06/16

When will the second train overtake the first?
A train leaves a station and travels east at 72 km/h. Three hours later, a second train leaves on a parallel track and travels east at 120 km/h. When will the second train overtake the first?
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Distance Word Problems

05/05/16

Distance word problem
an airplane flying into a headwind travels the 1800 mile in 3.6 hours on the return trip the same distance is travled in 3 hours. Find the speed of the plane and the speed of the wing
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Distance Word Problems Distance Distance Problem Mph

04/26/16

Evan flies a plane against a headwind for 4161 miles. The return trip with the wind took 16 hours less time. If the wind speed is 8 mph, how fast does Evan fly
Evan flies a plane against a headwind for 4161 miles. The return trip with the wind took 16 hours less time. If the wind speed is 8 mph, how fast does Evan fly the plane when there is no wind?
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Distance Word Problems Distance Distance Problem Mph

04/26/16

Catherine rows a boat downstream for 182 miles. The return trip upstream took 12 hours longer. If the current flows at 3 mph, how fast does Catherine row in sti
Catherine rows a boat downstream for 182 miles. The return trip upstream took 12 hours longer. If the current flows at 3 mph, how fast does Catherine row in still water?
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Distance Word Problems Distance Distance Problem Mph

04/26/16

Kylie went on a 138 mile trip to a soccer game. On the way back, due to road construction she had to drive 23 miles per hour slower. This made the trip take 1 h
Kylie went on a 138 mile trip to a soccer game. On the way back, due to road construction she had to drive 23 miles per hour slower. This made the trip take 1 hour longer. How fast did she drive to... more
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Distance Word Problems

04/16/16

story problem
Two trains leave the station at the same time, one heading east and the other west. The eastbound train travels at 80 miles per hour. The westbound train travels at 90 miles per hour. How long will... more
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Distance Word Problems

03/28/16

Find the dimensions of the petting area.
The director of the Glen Island Zoo wants to use 170 m of fencing to enclose a rectangular petting area of 1750 m^2.
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Distance Word Problems Distance Problem Distance, Rate, Time

02/29/16

Distance Word Problem
Brianna is 207 miles away from Zoe. They are traveling towards each other. If Zoe travels 9 mph faster than Brianna and they meet after 9 hours, how fast was each traveling?
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