Distance Rate Time Word Problems.pdf - Eastchester High School

7) An aircraft carrier left Hawaii traveling westseven hours before a container ship. Thecontainer ship traveled in the oppositedirection going 5 km/h slower then theaircraft carrier for six hours after which timethe ships were 540 km apart. Find theaircraft carrier's speed.8) A submarine left the Azores and traveledwest. Three hours later an aircraft carrierleft traveling 3 mph faster in an effort tocatch up to it. After seven hours the aircraftcarrier finally caught up. Find thesubmarine's average speed.9) Jimmy drove to his cabin on the lake andback. It took 0.6 hours longer to go therethan it did to come back. The average speedon the trip there was 46 km/h. The averagespeed on the way back was 52 km/h. Howmany hours did the trip there take?10) Anjali traveled to the recycling plant andback. The trip there took 5.8 hours and thetrip back took 5.1 hours. She averaged 7mph faster on the return trip than on theoutbound trip. What was Anjali's averagespeed on the outbound trip?11) A fishing boat left Hawaii traveling west 0.5hours before a cruise ship. The cruise shiptraveled in the opposite direction going 12.5km/h faster then the fishing boat for 11hours after which time the ships were 322km apart. What was the fishing boat'sspeed?12) A diesel train left the station traveling north1.5 hours before a freight train. The freighttrain traveled in the opposite direction going6 km/h faster then the diesel train for twohours after which time the trains were 312.3km apart. Find the diesel train's speed.