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Distance, Rate, and Time Word Problems

1 ) Sandy left London with a speed of 47 mph. Sam also left at the same
time in the opposite direction at a speed of 80 mph. Find how many hours _____________
Sam must travel before they are 243 miles apart.
2 ) A truck and van left from Paris in opposite directions. The truck traveled for three
hours at sixty - five mph. The vehicles were four hundred thirty - two _____________
miles apart. Find the van's average speed.
3 ) Sally left the city traveling at 87 mph, while, at the same time, Nancy
left the city going the opposite direction at a speed of 51 mph. Find the _____________
time Sally traveled before the two were 176 miles apart.
4 ) A plane set off to Durham at a speed of two hundred fifty - one mph. On the
return flight of fourteen hours, the plane cruised at two hundred ninety - four mph. _____________
How many hours long was the flight to Durham?
5 ) Melanie left downtown London, and three hours later, Jason left going 87 mph
faster to catch up. After another two hours, Jason caught up. Find Melanie's _____________
average speed.
6 ) Nancy left the city for vacation. Sam left three hours later going seventy - three mph faster
_____________
to catch up. After two hours Sam caught up. What was Nancy's average speed?

7 ) A cargo plane flew from the US across the Atlantic at 230

mph, and flew back to the US at 250 mph. Given that the _____________
first trip took two hours longer, how long was the return trip?
8 ) A train left for Miami, and five hours later, a car traveling seventy - nine mph tried
catching up to the train. After three hours, the car caught up. What was the _____________
train's average speed?
9 ) Melanie traveled to Paris by car. Going there took 6 hours, and the return trip
lasted 5 hours. Melanie averaged a speed of 49 mph while returning. Find _____________
the average speed of the trip there.
10 ) Tim left Houston traveling seventy - eight mph. Sally, to catch up, left some time later
driving at eighty - seven mph. Sally caught up after six hours. How long was _____________
Tim driving before Sally caught up?

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Teacher : Date :

Distance, Rate, and Time Word Problems

1 ) Sandy left London with a speed of 47 mph. Sam also left at the same
time in the opposite direction at a speed of 80 mph. Find how many hours 1.91 hours
_____________
Sam must travel before they are 243 miles apart.
2 ) A truck and van left from Paris in opposite directions. The truck traveled for three
hours at sixty - five mph. The vehicles were four hundred thirty - two 79.00 mph
_____________
miles apart. Find the van's average speed.
3 ) Sally left the city traveling at 87 mph, while, at the same time, Nancy
left the city going the opposite direction at a speed of 51 mph. Find the 1.28 hours
_____________
time Sally traveled before the two were 176 miles apart.
4 ) A plane set off to Durham at a speed of two hundred fifty - one mph. On the
return flight of fourteen hours, the plane cruised at two hundred ninety - four mph. 16.40 hours
_____________
How many hours long was the flight to Durham?
5 ) Melanie left downtown London, and three hours later, Jason left going 87 mph
faster to catch up. After another two hours, Jason caught up. Find Melanie's 58.00 mph
_____________
average speed.
6 ) Nancy left the city for vacation. Sam left three hours later going seventy - three mph faster
48.67 mph
_____________
to catch up. After two hours Sam caught up. What was Nancy's average speed?

7 ) A cargo plane flew from the US across the Atlantic at 230

mph, and flew back to the US at 250 mph. Given that the 23.00 hours
_____________
first trip took two hours longer, how long was the return trip?
8 ) A train left for Miami, and five hours later, a car traveling seventy - nine mph tried
catching up to the train. After three hours, the car caught up. What was the 29.62 mph
_____________
train's average speed?
9 ) Melanie traveled to Paris by car. Going there took 6 hours, and the return trip
lasted 5 hours. Melanie averaged a speed of 49 mph while returning. Find 40.83 mph
_____________
the average speed of the trip there.
10 ) Tim left Houston traveling seventy - eight mph. Sally, to catch up, left some time later
driving at eighty - seven mph. Sally caught up after six hours. How long was 6.69 hours
_____________
Tim driving before Sally caught up?

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