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2 After traveling for fourhours the diesel train finally caught up. What was the cattle train's average speed?4) Jose left the White House and drove towardthe recycling plant at an average speed of 40km/h. Rob left some time later driving inthe same direction at an average speed of 48km/h. After driving for five hours Robcaught up with Jose. How long did Josedrive before Rob caught up?5) A cargo plane flew to the maintenancefacility and back. It took one hour less timeto get there than it did to get back. Theaverage speed on the trip there was 220mph. The average speed on the way backwas 200 mph. How many hours did the tripthere take?6) Kali left school and traveled toward herfriend's house at an average speed of 40km/h. Matt left one hour later and traveledin the opposite direction with an averagespeed of 50 km/h.

3 Find the number of hoursMatt needs to travel before they are 400 M N2n0y1X2G WKpuYtyaN 3 SUoFf7tywGa9rse8 D jAwlDl2 wr5iYgJhstNsf E pMHaUd7em 9wpiLt4hK oImnvfkidnhiMtQek 5 AvlSgNeRb2rHa6 by Kuta Software LLC7) Ryan left the science museum and drovesouth. Gabriella left three hours laterdriving 42 km/h faster in an effort to catchup to him. After two hours Gabriella finallycaught up. Find Ryan's average ) A submarine left Hawaii two hours beforean aircraft carrier. The vessels traveled inopposite directions. The aircraft carriertraveled at 25 mph for nine hours. After thistime the vessels were 280 mi. apart. Findthe submarine's ) Chelsea left the White House and traveledtoward the capital at an average speed of 34km/h. Jasmine left at the same time andtraveled in the opposite direction with anaverage speed of 65 km/h.

4 Find the numberof hours Jasmine needs to travel before theyare km ) Jose left the airport and traveled toward themountains. Kayla left hours latertraveling 35 mph faster in an effort to catchup to him. After hours Kayla finallycaught up. Find Jose's average 8 l2i0V1s2L UKcugtPaj 0 SxohfdtRwjakrOeY k mARldlc Fr3i3gchMtBsr K 4 MFaQdleN swoiPtzhv IIOntfoiRnMi3txeZ UAVlzguexbYrYaL by Kuta Software LLCKuta Software - Infinite Algebra 1 Name_____ Period____Date_____Distance - Rate - Time Word Problems1) An aircraft carrier made a trip to Guam andback. The trip there took three hours andthe trip back took four hours. It averaged 6km/h on the return trip. Find the averagespeed of the trip km/h2) A passenger plane made a trip to Las Vegasand back.

5 On the trip there it flew 432 mphand on the return trip it went 480 mph. Howlong did the trip there take if the return triptook nine hours?10 hours3) A cattle train left Miami and traveled towardNew York. 14 hours later a diesel train lefttraveling at 45 km/h in an effort to catch upto the cattle train. After traveling for fourhours the diesel train finally caught up. What was the cattle train's average speed?10 km/h4) Jose left the White House and drove towardthe recycling plant at an average speed of 40km/h. Rob left some time later driving inthe same direction at an average speed of 48km/h. After driving for five hours Robcaught up with Jose. How long did Josedrive before Rob caught up?6 hours5) A cargo plane flew to the maintenancefacility and back.

6 It took one hour less timeto get there than it did to get back. Theaverage speed on the trip there was 220mph. The average speed on the way backwas 200 mph. How many hours did the tripthere take?10 hours6) Kali left school and traveled toward herfriend's house at an average speed of 40km/h. Matt left one hour later and traveledin the opposite direction with an averagespeed of 50 km/h. Find the number of hoursMatt needs to travel before they are 400 hours-1- j O2K0v1V2z zKbuTt7a7 FSGokfFtTweaCrteX 4 PAclFlG 5rriQgVhKtPsI 0 4 MfaLdkeM 5wwiFtrhJ wIfnIfqiNnbiDtFey QAEl4gJembarFag by Kuta Software LLC7) Ryan left the science museum and drovesouth. Gabriella left three hours laterdriving 42 km/h faster in an effort to catchup to him. After two hours Gabriella finallycaught up.

7 Find Ryan's average km/h8) A submarine left Hawaii two hours beforean aircraft carrier. The vessels traveled inopposite directions. The aircraft carriertraveled at 25 mph for nine hours. After thistime the vessels were 280 mi. apart. Findthe submarine's mph9) Chelsea left the White House and traveledtoward the capital at an average speed of 34km/h. Jasmine left at the same time andtraveled in the opposite direction with anaverage speed of 65 km/h. Find the numberof hours Jasmine needs to travel before theyare km hours10) Jose left the airport and traveled toward themountains. Kayla left hours latertraveling 35 mph faster in an effort to catchup to him. After hours Kayla finallycaught up. Find Jose's average mph-2-Create your own worksheets like this one with Infinite Algebra 1.

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