Distance, Rate, And Time Word Problems Math Worksheet With Answers Page 5

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4.
A motorboat leaves a harbor and travels at an average speed of 9 mph toward a
small island. Two hours later a cabin cruiser leaves the same harbor and travels at
an average speed of 18 mph toward the same island. In how many hours after the
cabin cruiser leaves will the cabin cruiser be alongside the motorboat?
5.
On a 130 mi trip, a car traveled at an average speed of 55 mph and then reduced its
speed to 40 mph for the remainder of the trip. The trip took a total of 2.5 h. For how
long did the car travel at 40 mph?
6.
A motorboat leaves a harbor and travels at an average speed of 18 mph to an
island. The average speed on the return trip was 12 mph. How far was the island
from the harbor if the total trip took 5 h?
7.
As part of flight training, a student pilot was required to fly to an airport and then
return. The average speed on the way to the airport was 100 mph, and the average
speed returning was 150 mph. Find the distance between the two air ports if the
total flight time was 5 h.
8.
A family drove to a resort at an average speed of 25 mph and later returned over the
same road at an average speed of 40 mph. Find the distance to the resort if the
total driving time was 13 h.
9.
Three campers left their campsite by canoe and paddled downstream at an average
rate of 10 mph. They then turned around and paddled back upstream at an average
rate of 5 mph to return to their campsite. How long did it take the campers to canoe
downstream if the total trip took 1 h?
10.
Running at an average rate of 8 m/s, a sprinter ran to the end of a track and then
jogged back to the starting point at an average rate of 6 m/s. The sprinter took 35 s
to run to the end of the track and jog back. Find the length of the track.
11.
A jet plane traveling at 570 mph overtakes a propeller-driven plane that has had a 2
h head start. The propeller-driven plane is traveling at 190 mph. How far from the
starting point does the jet overtake the propeller-driven plane?
12.
A car traveling at 56 mph overtakes a cyclist who, riding at 14 mph, has had a 3 h
head start. How far from the starting point does the car overtake the cyclist?
13.
A 605 mi, 5 h plane trip was flown at two speeds. For the first part of the trip, the
average speed was 115 mph. For the remainder of the trip, the average speed was
125 mph. How long did the plane fly at each speed?
14.
On a 220 mi trip, a car traveled at an average speed of 50 mph and then reduced its
average speed to 35 mph for the remainder of the trip. The trip took a total of 5 h.
How Ion did the car travel at each speed?
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