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24.

A man having ten hours at his disposal made an excursion, riding out at the rate of

10 miles an hour and returning on foot, at the rate of 3 miles an hour. Find the

distance he rode.

25.

A man walks at the rate of 4 miles per hour. How far can he walk into the country

and ride back on a trolley that travels at the rate of 20 miles per hour, if he must be

back home 3 hours from the time he started?

26.

A boy rides away from home in an automobile at the rate of 28 miles an hour and

walks back at the rate of 4 miles an hour. The round trip requires 2 hours. How far

does he ride?

27.

A motorcycle breaks down and the rider has to walk the rest of the way to work. The

motorcycle was being driven at 45 mph, and the rider walks at a speed of 6 mph.

The distance from home to work is 25 miles, and the total time for the trip was 2

hours. How far did the motorcycle go before it broke down?

28.

A student walks and jogs to college each day. The student averages 5 km/hr

walking and 9 km/hr jogging. The distance from home to college is 8 km, and the

student makes the trip in one hour. How far does the student jog?

29.

Two cyclists start from the same point and ride in opposite directions. One cyclist

rides twice as fast as the other. In three hours they are 72 miles apart. Find the rate

of each cyclist.

30.

Two small planes start from the same point and fly in opposite directions. The first

plane is flying 25 mph slower than the second plane. In two hours the planes are

430 miles apart. Find the rate of each plane.

31.

A motorboat leaves a harbor and travels at an average speed of 8mph toward a

small island. Two hours later a cabin cruiser leaves the same harbor and travels at

an average speed of 16 mph toward the same island. In how many hours after the

cabin cruiser leaves will the cabin cruiser be alongside the motorboat?

32.

A long distance runner started on a course running at an average speed of 6 mph.

One hour later, a second runner began the same course at an average speed of 8

mph. How long after the second runner started will the second runner overtake the

first runner?

33.

A motorboat leaves a harbor and travels at an average speed of 15 mph toward an

island. The average speed on the return trip was 10 mph. How far was the island

from the harbor if the total trip took 5 hours?

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