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Distance Word Problems

02/29/16

Distance Word Problem
Crystal started biking to the library traveling 14 mph, after some time the bike got a flat so Crystal walked the rest of the way, traveling 7 mph. If the total trip to the library took 11 hours... more
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Distance Word Problems Word Problem Word Problems College Algebra

02/22/16

College word problem
Although flight speed is dependent upon the weather and the wind, in general, a Canada goose can fly about 10mph faster than a great blue heron. In the same time that a Canada goose travels 120... more
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Distance Word Problems

02/07/16

How long did she spend runnung?
Mary competed in a biathalon that involved running and cycling. She covered a total distance of 65 miles in 3 hours. If she ran at a rate of 5 mph and cycled at a rate of 25 mph, how long did she... more
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Distance Word Problems

01/04/16

the sum of the distance to hikers walk the 53 miles, the distance is 25 miles what are the distances?
Please help solve. Not really sure what its asking.
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Distance Word Problems Word Problems Distance, Rate, Time

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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10/04/15

distance traveled
two cars are traveling in opposite directions on a freeway. two hours after meeting, they are 310 miles apart. if one car is traveling 15mph faster than the other car find the speeds of the two cars
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Distance Word Problems

09/24/15

What is the average speed?
Mr. Kent drove to a conference. The first half (in terms of distance) of the trip took 3 hours due to traffic. Traffic let up for the second half of the trip and he was able to increase his average... more
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Distance Word Problems

09/06/15

finding distance
given that a baseball field has 90' between bases and 60.5' from home plate to the top of the pitcher's mound, and determine how far it is from the top of the pitcher's mound to second base.
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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 Word Problems

07/23/15

On a bicycle, Miranda rides for 9 hours and is 74 miles from her house. After riding for 11 hours, she is 90 miles away what is mirandas rate ?
On a bicycle, Miranda rides for 9 hours and is 74 miles from her house. After riding for 11 hours, she is 90 miles away what is her rate ?
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Distance Word Problems Time Distance

04/23/15

A jet flew at an average speed of 480 mph from Point X to Point Y. the jet averaged only 460 mph on the return trip, and took 30 minutes longer.
How many hours was the flight from Point Y to Point X?
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Distance Word Problems

03/24/15

distance problem
Alicia can row 7 miles downstream in the same time it takes her to row 4 milesupstream. She rows downstream 4 miles/hour faster than she rows upstream.Find Alicia’s rowing rate each way. Round your... more
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Distance Word Problems

03/05/15

What is distance between their starting points and final destination?
"X" and "Y" person leave their separate homes at same time to go to same final location. "X" person drives 30mph. "Y" person drives 20mph. "X" person arrives at a same final destination 0.5 hour... more
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Distance Word Problems

02/20/15

If a plane travels at 252 mph to Seattle on way and travels 180 mph on the way back. If the trip takes 8 hrs, how many miles did the plane travel
distance word problem
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Distance Word Problems Precalculus College Math

02/11/15

A Circle centered at (2,3) has a radius of 5. What is the distance of point (9,-1) to the tangent line of the circle at x=6?
A Circle centered at (2,3) has a radius of 5. What is the distance of point (9,-1) to the tangent line of the circle at x=6? The shortest distance
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Distance Word Problems

02/02/15

word problem
 Spencer hiked up a trail in 3 hours. On his way back down, Spencer decided to take a different trail that was 1.5 miles longer. Hiking at the same speed on both trails, Spencer’s return trip took... more
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Distance Word Problems

12/11/14

Two cars travelling from one city to another
Two cars travel from city A to city B. Car 1 travels at 50 mph and takes 2 hours longer to cover the distance between the cities than car 2 which travels at 60 mph. How long does it take car 1 to... more
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Distance Word Problems

11/05/14

not sure about a word problem
Henry can ride his horse at 4mph to get to the battlefield on time. If he stops for and hour to make a speech to his troops, he must ride at 5mph for the whole trip to get to the battlefield on... more
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Distance Word Problems

10/29/14

Word problem about distance
the drive from aurora to benedict is 65 miles shorter than the drive from benedict to central city, but 125 miles farther than the drive from central city to deshler. If the total distance of the... more
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Distance Word Problems

08/27/14

Distance Word problem
Fred travels 3 mph from his house. John leaves his house and travels 2 mph. If the distance between the houses is 4 miles, how long will it take for them to meet?
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