Kristin is 20 miles behind a truck that is driving 50 miles per hour. How long will it take her to catch up to the truck? How far will she go in that time?

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Q: Conner is 156 miles away from Brayden. They are traveling towards each other. If Brayden travels 9…

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Q: A plumber who is just starting out offers low rates to attract new customers. He charges $35 to…

A: Charge to visit a client's home = $35 Charge per hour = $20 To find the time for which plumber works…

Q: It took Ramon 7 hours to drive to a rock concert. On the way home, he was able to increase his…

A: It took Ramon 7 hours to drive to a rock concert. On the way home, he was able to increase his…

Q: Irina ran 1/2 mile in 3 1/2 minutes. At that rate, how long would it take her to run 2 miles?

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Q: A 30lb person who runs at 6mph for 1 hour burns 720 calories. The same person, walking at 4mph for…

A: Number of calories a 130lb person burns while running at 6mph for 75 minutes is.

Q: With the wind, a plane flew 425 miles in the same time that it took to fly 375 miles against the…

A: Let x denote the speed of the plane. The speed of the plane with the wind is x +10 and the speed of…

Q: Ryan usually bikes at an average rate of 12 miles per hour mph how long does it take him to hike a…

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Q: Sarah went to the internet cafe traveling 6 mph and returned home traveling 12 mph. If the total…

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Q: It took Eric 9 hours to drive to a job interview. On the way home, he was able to increase his…

A: Case 1: Going for interview While going for the job, time, t1 = 9 hrs Let average speed, s1 = S…

Q: A cargo plane flew to the maintenance facility and back. It took one hour less time to get there…

A: time =distance speed

Q: Amy agreed to clean her brother’s room for 36. It took her 1 hour longer than expected and therefore…

A: Amount to clean the house=Rs 36 She took 1 hour extra and earned Rs 3 less than anticipated To find…

Q: Vivian went to the coffee shop traveling 12 mph and returned home traveling 8 mph. If the total trip…

A: This question can be solved by the concept of speed, time and distance.

Q: Isabel went on a 52 mile trip to a soccer game. On the way back, due to road construction she had to…

A: On solving this we will get

Q: A 160​-lb person who runs at 6 mph for 1 hr burns about 40 calories. The same​ person, walking at 4…

A: Let x be the number of calories generated per pound. let y be the calories generated per minute of…

Q: Devontre rode his bike uphill 5 miles and then back downhill. The rate at which Devontre traveled…

A: Let his uphill rate is = x mph So his downhill rate is = x+20  Distance= 5 miles in each case.

Q: A family was taking a trip of 225 miles. On the way home, they were able to drive 5mph faster and…

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Q: Travis flies his small airplane from Raleigh, NC to Abingdon, VA -- a distance of 257 miles. Because…

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Q: Two campers left their campsite by canoe and paddled downstream at an average speed of 12 mph. They…

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Q: Conner wants to drive from Tucson to the Grand Canyon, a distance of 338 miles. If he drives at a…

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Q: John drove for 3 hours at a rate of 50 miles per hour and for 2 hours at 60 miles per hour. What was…

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Q: Jay drove 4 hours to his home, driving 208 miles on the interstate and 40 miles on country roads. If…

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Q: Jane spent 2 hours exploring a mountain with a dirt bike. When she rode the 40 miles uphill, she…

A: Let,  x be the jane's speed along the summit. jane's speed when she rode uphill is  (x- 5)mph To…

Q: The current in the PadiWan river was only 3 miles per hour, so the flotilla could go 92 miles…

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Q: Brett leaves Seattle at 60 miles per hour. 19 minutes later, Saba leaves Seattle traveling the same…

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Q: Jane went on a 40 mile trip to a soccer game. On the way back, due to road construction she had to…

A: Distance to soccer is 40mile d=40  To the soccer game  Let v is velocity and t is time Way back from…

Q: Jack and Jill enter a 600 km scooter race. Jill drives 4 km/h faster than Jack, but her scooter gets…

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Q: Milan drove 240 miles using 9 gallons of gas. At this rate, how many gallons of gas would he need to…

A: Here we have to find the amount of the gas.

Q: On a bicycle, Alicia rides for 3 hours and is 29 miles from her house. After riding for 7 hours, she…

A: We can write the distance as a function of time D(3)= 29 and D(7)= 65

Q: Josephine can correct her students test papers in five hours but if her teachers assistant helps it…

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Q: A woman making $3000 per month has her salary reduced by 20% because of sluggish sales. One year…

A: A woman making $3000 per month has her salary reduced by 20% because of sluggish sales. One year…

Q: Mark Martin can row upstream at 5 mph and downstream at 11 mph. If Mark starts rowing upstream until…

A: Write the separate equation for each part of the trip: Upstream: d1= r1*t1 (1) d1= 5*t1 mi…

Q: Stan and Hilda can mow the lawn in 40 minutes if they work together. If Hilda works twice as fast as…

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Q: Angelina was driving home from college at 75 mph. UT is about 375 miles from Lubbock where she…

A: Distance to be travelled=375 miles Average speed=75miles/hour Since,  time=distancespeed

Q: Ron traveled 6.8 miles of his delivery route in 1.2 hours. At this same rate, which of the following…

A: STEP :1  Here Ron travelled 6.8 miles in 1.2 hours.  Now we need to find the time  required for Ron…

Q: Lauren rows a boat downstream for 18 miles. The return trip upstream took 16 hours longer. If the…

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Q: You are driving your car away from home on a road trip. After 4 hours, you are 178 miles away. If…

A: You are driving your car away from home on a road trip. After 4 hours, you are 178 miles away. If…

Q: A runner competes in a 6-mile race. The year before her speed was 3 mph slower and it took her one…

A: To find the speed of runner this year.

Q: how long will it take to complete the sweeping?

A: Let the amount of time taken by the truck to sweep the entire town be t hours. The total distance…

Q: If Jill josh 2 miles in 15 minutes how long will it take her to the nearest minute to jog 5 miles at…

A: Given that Jill jog 2 miles in 15 minutes. To find Time taken by the Jill to jog 5 miles at tye same…

Q: Dennis went cross-country skiing for 6 hours on Saturday. He skied 20 miles uphill and then 20 miles…

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Q: Latoya runs 6 miles in 45 minutes. At the same rate, how many minutes would she take to run 4 miles?

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Q: Alexis is traveling by train to a vacation spot that is 810 miles away. The train is traveling at 90…

A: We have to find the time taken in hours by Alexis to reach her destination from her current position…

Q: Ricky left his house and rode his bike into town at 10 mph. Along the way he got a flat so he had to…

A: Let consider that speed=sDistance=dand time =t

Q: Susan invests 3 times as much money at 8% as she does at 5%.  If her total interest after 1 year is…

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Q: Leila made $276 for 12 hours of work at the same rate how many hours would she have to work to make…

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Q: Diana can correct her students test papers in 7 hours,but if her teachers assistant helps, it would…

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Q: A pilot flew a jet from city A to city B, distance of 2000 miles. On the return trip, the average…

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