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11-10-10 Word Problems: Distance, rate and time Type A: Same – Direction of travel
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11-10-10 Word Problems: Distance, rate and time Type A: Same – Direction of travel A train leaves a train station at 1 pm. It travels at an average rate of 60 mi/h. A high speed train leaves the same station an hour later. It travels at an average rate of 96 mi/h. The second train follows the same route as the first train on the track parallel to the first. In how many hors will the second train catch up to the first?
Type B: Opposite –Direction of Travel Jane and Jonathan leave their home traveling in opposite directions on a straight road. Jonathan drives 15 mi/h faster than Jane. After 3 hours, they are 225 miles apart. Find Jonathan’s and Jane’s rate.
Type C: Round – trip Travel Jessica drives into the city to buy a software program at the computer store. The traffic was bad so, so she averages 15 mi/h. On her drive home she averages 35 mi/h. If the total travel time is 2 hours, how long does it take her to drive to the computer store?
Type D: Meeting in between: Andy and Beth are at opposite ends of a 18-mile country road with plans to leave at the same time running toward each other to meet. Andy runs 7 mph while Beth runs 5 mph. How long after they begin will they meet?