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Distance/Rate/Time Word Problems Date________________ Period____

1) A container ship left the Dania Pier and 2) A cruise ship made a trip to Guam and back.
traveled north. An aircraft carrier left four The trip there took 12 hours and the trip
hours later traveling at 30 mph in an effort back took nine hours. It averaged 20 km/h
to catch up to the container ship. After on the return trip. Find the average speed of
traveling for eight hours the aircraft carrier the trip there.
finally caught up. What was the container
ship's average speed?

3) Scott left the airport and traveled toward the 4) Jose traveled to the town hall and back. The
train station. Three hours later Castel left trip there took five hours and the trip back
traveling at 50 mph in an effort to catch up took four hours. He averaged 35 km/h on
to Scott. After traveling for two hours the return trip. Find the average speed of
Castel finally caught up. What was Scott's the trip there.
average speed?

5) Perry left school driving toward the lake one 6) Wilbur left the hardware store and traveled
hour before Jaidee. Jaidee drove in the toward the recycling plant at an average
opposite direction going 6 mph slower then speed of 33 km/h. Mary left two hours later
Perry for one hour after which time they and traveled in the same direction but with
were 174 mi. apart. What was Perry's an average speed of 55 km/h. How long did
speed? Wilbur travel before Mary caught up?

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 7) An aircraft carrier left Hawaii traveling west 8) A submarine left the Azores and traveled
seven hours before a container ship. The west. Three hours later an aircraft carrier
container ship traveled in the opposite left traveling 3 mph faster in an effort to
direction going 5 km/h slower then the catch up to it. After seven hours the aircraft
aircraft carrier for six hours after which time carrier finally caught up. Find the
the ships were 540 km apart. Find the submarine's average speed.
aircraft carrier's speed.

9) Jimmy drove to his cabin on the lake and 10) Anjali traveled to the recycling plant and
back. It took 0.6 hours longer to go there back. The trip there took 5.8 hours and the
than it did to come back. The average speed trip back took 5.1 hours. She averaged 7
on the trip there was 46 km/h. The average mph faster on the return trip than on the
speed on the way back was 52 km/h. How outbound trip. What was Anjali's average
many hours did the trip there take? speed on the outbound trip?

11) A fishing boat left Hawaii traveling west 0.5 12) A diesel train left the station traveling north
hours before a cruise ship. The cruise ship 1.5 hours before a freight train. The freight
traveled in the opposite direction going 12.5 train traveled in the opposite direction going
km/h faster then the fishing boat for 11 6 km/h faster then the diesel train for two
hours after which time the ships were 322 hours after which time the trains were 312.3
km apart. What was the fishing boat's km apart. Find the diesel train's speed.
speed?

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 Kuta Software - Infinite Algebra 2 Name___________________________________

Distance/Rate/Time Word Problems Date________________ Period____

1) A container ship left the Dania Pier and 2) A cruise ship made a trip to Guam and back.
traveled north. An aircraft carrier left four The trip there took 12 hours and the trip
hours later traveling at 30 mph in an effort back took nine hours. It averaged 20 km/h
to catch up to the container ship. After on the return trip. Find the average speed of
traveling for eight hours the aircraft carrier the trip there.
finally caught up. What was the container
15 km/h
ship's average speed?
20 mph

3) Scott left the airport and traveled toward the 4) Jose traveled to the town hall and back. The
train station. Three hours later Castel left trip there took five hours and the trip back
traveling at 50 mph in an effort to catch up took four hours. He averaged 35 km/h on
to Scott. After traveling for two hours the return trip. Find the average speed of
Castel finally caught up. What was Scott's the trip there.
average speed?
28 km/h
20 mph

5) Perry left school driving toward the lake one 6) Wilbur left the hardware store and traveled
hour before Jaidee. Jaidee drove in the toward the recycling plant at an average
opposite direction going 6 mph slower then speed of 33 km/h. Mary left two hours later
Perry for one hour after which time they and traveled in the same direction but with
were 174 mi. apart. What was Perry's an average speed of 55 km/h. How long did
speed? Wilbur travel before Mary caught up?
60 mph 5 hours

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 7) An aircraft carrier left Hawaii traveling west 8) A submarine left the Azores and traveled
seven hours before a container ship. The west. Three hours later an aircraft carrier
container ship traveled in the opposite left traveling 3 mph faster in an effort to
direction going 5 km/h slower then the catch up to it. After seven hours the aircraft
aircraft carrier for six hours after which time carrier finally caught up. Find the
the ships were 540 km apart. Find the submarine's average speed.
aircraft carrier's speed.
7 mph
30 km/h

9) Jimmy drove to his cabin on the lake and 10) Anjali traveled to the recycling plant and
back. It took 0.6 hours longer to go there back. The trip there took 5.8 hours and the
than it did to come back. The average speed trip back took 5.1 hours. She averaged 7
on the trip there was 46 km/h. The average mph faster on the return trip than on the
speed on the way back was 52 km/h. How outbound trip. What was Anjali's average
many hours did the trip there take? speed on the outbound trip?
5.2 hours 51 mph

11) A fishing boat left Hawaii traveling west 0.5 12) A diesel train left the station traveling north
hours before a cruise ship. The cruise ship 1.5 hours before a freight train. The freight
traveled in the opposite direction going 12.5 train traveled in the opposite direction going
km/h faster then the fishing boat for 11 6 km/h faster then the diesel train for two
hours after which time the ships were 322 hours after which time the trains were 312.3
km apart. What was the fishing boat's km apart. Find the diesel train's speed.
speed?
54.6 km/h
8.2 km/h

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