Distance Problems (1)( Week 9 Evaluation)  1.  Two cities A and B are connected by a train track which is 256 miles long. A train leaves city A at 8:00 AM and heads for city B at 58 MPH. At the same time, another train leaves city B and heads for city A at the speed of 70 MPH. How many hours will it take for the two trains to meet? 2.  A lion can run a short distance at a speed of 69 mph. How many yards can the lion run in one minute? Note that 1 mile = 1760 yards. 3.  Suppose a bee can fly 3 feet per second. At this rate, how many feet will it fly in 5 minutes? 4.  If a car can travel 4 miles in 5 minutes, how many miles will the car travel in an hour at the same speed? 5.  Jay drove at the speed of 36 miles per hour (MPH) to a vacation destination for 4 hours. When returning, it took him 5 hours for the same route. What was the average speed in MPH for the round trip? 6.  Morgan took a 54-mile biking trip in 3 hours. What was her average speed in yards per minute? Note that 1 mile = 1760 yards. 7.  The Moon is about 240,000 miles from the Earth. How many hours for a spacecraft to get there if it travels at a speed of 80 miles per minute? 8.  If you plan to reach a destination that is 18.5 miles away within 37 minutes, what is the minimum average speed (in MPH) you can drive? 9.  The distance between place A and place B is 180 miles. George travels at 44 mph from place A to place B and returns at 66 mph. What is his average speed (mph) in the round trip? Express your answer as a decimal if needed. 10.   A motorist made a 190-mile up-hill trip at 44 mph (miles per hour). On the return down-hill trip, he travelled at 56 mph. What was the motorist's average speed in mph for the entire trip?  |