Distance Problems
A passenger plane made a trip to Las Vegas and back. On the trip there it flew 432 mph and on the return trip it went 480 mph. How long did the trip there take if the return trip took nine hours?
10 hours
Nicole can pick forty bushels of apples in 15 hours. Carlos can pick the same amount in 11 hours. How long would it take them if they worked together?
6.35 hours
Roseanna found fifty-six coins consisting of nickels, dimes and quarters. There were twice as many dimes as nickels and twice as many quarters as dimes. The total amount of money is $10.00. How many nickels, dimes and quarters are there?
8 nickels, 16 dimes, 32 quarters
The sum of the ages of Elli and Dan is 56. Four years ago Elli was 3 times as old as Dan. How old are they now?
Elli is 16 years old and Dan is 40 years old
Kali left school and traveled toward her friend's house at an average speed of 40 km/h. Matt left one hour later and traveled in the opposite direction with an average speed of 50 km/h. Find the number of hours Matt needs to travel before they are 400 km apart.
4 hours
Working alone, it takes Stephanie seven hours to clean an attic. Shayna can clean the same attic in 12 hours. Find how long it would take them if they worked together.
4.42 hours
Suppose you went to a bank and you asked the cashier for change for twenty-five dollars. You get in return exactly 140 coins, all of which are nickels, dimes and quarters. There are twice as many dimes as nickels and four times as many quarters as nickels. How many nickels, dimes and quarters did you receive?
20 nickels, 40 dimes, 80 quarters
Carolyn’s age is triple her daughter’s age. In eight years the sum of their ages will be 72. How old are they now?
Carolyn's daughter is 14, and Carolyn is 42
Ryan left the science museum and drove south. Gabriella left three hours later driving 42 km/h faster in an effort to catch up to him. After two hours Gabriella finally caught up. Find Ryan's average speed.
28 km/hr
Working together, Mary and Trevon can inflate twenty balloons in 7.34 minutes. Had he done it alone it would have taken Trevon 14.1 minutes. How long would it take Mary to do it alone?
15.31 minutes
John paid for an item at the store and received four dollars in change. He received six fewer dimes than nickels and four fewer quarters than the number of nickels. How many nickels, dimes and quarters did he receive?
14 nickels, 8 dimes, 10 quarters
The sum of Jason and Mandy’s age is 35. Ten years ago Jason was double Mandy’s age. How old are they now?
Jason - 20 years old, Mandy - 15 years old