Distance, Rate, And Time Word Problems Math Worksheet With Answers Page 2

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13.
Two men traveling in opposite directions at the rates of 20 and 30 miles an hour at
the same time and from the same place. In how many hours will they be 300 miles
apart?
14.
Two men start at the same time from the same place and travel in opposite
directions; the ratio of their rates is 2:3. In 5 hours they are 100 miles apart. Find
the rate of each.
15.
Two automobiles starting from Albany travel east and west respectively, the first one
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traveling
as fast as the second. In 6 hours they are 378 miles apart. Find the rate
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of each.
16.
Two automobiles starting from Chicago travel east and west respectively. The first
1
one travels
as fast as the second, and in 5 hours they are 340 miles apart. Find
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the rate of each.
17.
Two trains start at the same time from the same place and travel in opposite
directions. If the rate of one is 6 miles per hour more than the rate of the other and
they are 168 miles apart at the end of 4 hours, what is the rate of each?
18.
Two men start at the same time and travel in opposite directions. The ratio of their
rates is 3:4. In 6 hours they are 126 miles apart. Find the rate of each.
19.
An automobile is traveling at the rate of 20 miles per hour; at what rate must a
second automobile travel which starts 2 hours after the first and wishes to overtake it
in 4 hours?
20.
A, who travels 4 miles an hour starts from a certain place 2 hours in advance of B,
who travels 5 miles an hour in the same directions. How many hours must B travel
to overtake A?
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21.
A man starts from a certain place and walks at the rate of 3
miles an hour; two and
2
a half hours later another man starts from the same place and rides in the same
1
direction at the rate of 8
miles an hour. In how many hours will the second man
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overtake the first?
22.
A man travels 5 miles an hour. After traveling for 6 hours another man starts at the
same place, following at the rate of 8 miles an hour. When will the second man
overtake the first?
23.
A man travels at the rate of 5 miles an hour. After he has traveled for 6 hours an
automobile starts from the same place and overtakes him in 4 hours. What was the
rate of the automobile?
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