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Distance, Rate, Time problems

Teri takes the bus to New York City. It's a 225 mile trip, and she has gone 45 miles in 40 minutes. How many minutes will the entire trip take?

A laaazy catepillar moves 3 feet in 5 minutes. How many feet will this lazy animal travel at this rate in one hour?

A comet is traveling at 25 kilometers per second. How far does it travel in an hour?

Naomi averaged 44 miles per hour on her 12–minute drive to school. How far did she drive?

How many hours will it take a marathoner to run 26.2 miles at a 5 miles/hour pace?

Daryl walked 2 miles in 27 minutes. How many hours would it take him to walk 26.2 miles?

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Question #1

Usually, Zara makes fruit salad with one pineapple, 8 strawberries, and 2 oranges. This weekend she is hosting a party and plans to make a fruit salad that is four times bigger. How many total fruits should Zara buy?

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Question #2

An ice cream cake has 12 ounces of ice cream, 15 ounces of cake and 4.5 ounces of frosting. Yusef cuts the cake into 12 equal slices. What is the weight of each slice?

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Question #3

Willen usually buys 2.5 pounds of deli meat and 1.8 pounds of cheese each week. He makes the same sandwich to take to work each day. Usually he works five days, but this week he only works three days. What is the total weight of meat and cheese Willen should buy this week?

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Question #4

Vernon makes strawberry milkshakes. Strawberries cost $2.99 per 8 ounces and a 32 ounces of milk costs $2.39. Each milkshake takes 6 ounces of strawberries and 4 ounces of milk. He will make 8 strawberry milkshakes for his party tonight. What is the total cost of the strawberries and milk cost?

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Question #5

Trayvon’s family uses 3 boxes of cereal and a gallon of milk each week for breakfasts. Each box has 10.8 ounces. How many gallons of milk do they use in 52 weeks?

How many ounces of cereal do they use in 52 weeks?

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Question #6

Aiko earns $7.45 per hour. We worked 6.5 hours, 7 hours, 4 hours, and 8.5 hours one pay period. How much did he earn that pay period?

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Question #7

Medicare takes 6% of Bianca’s salary. Social security takes 1.25% of her salary. She earns $250 each week. How much salary does she take home after 8 weeks?

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Question #8

Carlos makes $8 per hour. He worked 24.75 hours one week and 18.25 hours the next week. His boss takes 27% of his money for federal taxes. How much money does he earn after federal taxes over these two weeks?

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Question #9

David earns $9.75 per hour and Eva makes $11.25 per hour. How much more does Eva make in an 8–hour day?