Velocity + length - practice problems
Number of problems found: 374
- Two persons
Two persons are walking beside a railway track at respective speeds of 2 and 4 km per hour in the same direction. A train came from behind them and crossed them in 90 and 100 seconds, respectively. Find the length of the train. - Train same direction
Find the time taken by a train 170 m long, running at the speed of 83 km/h to cross another train 180 m running at the speed of 65 km/h in the same direction . - A ship 2
A ship runs at 15 1/2 knots (pls convert to nautical miles per hour) for 3 1/2 hours. How far does the ship travel? - Janet
Janet walks 7/10 miles in 1/4 hour. Ian walks 9/10 miles in 1/3 hour; who walks at the faster rate and why?
- Noel drives
Noel drives at an average speed of 52 miles per hour (mi/h) for 3 1/4 hours. How far has he traveled for 3 1/4 hours? - A biker
A biker traveled from city A to city B via city C with a uniform speed of 52 km/h. He then returned directly to city A with a uniform speed of 89 km/h. Find, in minutes, the total time of his whole journey to two decimal places. City distance A from B is - Feed rate
The feed rate of a drill is the distance it advances with each revolution. If a drill makes 320 rpm and drills a hole 2.625 inches deep in 1.8 minutes, what is the feed rate? - Lightning strike
In a thunderstorm, the formula M=t/5.3 gives the approximate distance, M, in miles, from a lightning strike if it takes t second to hear the thunder after seeing the lightning. If you are 5.4 miles away from the lightning flash, how long will it take the - A car 8
A car begins heading along a path at 50 mph. A second car begins an hour later, along the same path traveling at 70 mph. For how long will the first car travel when the second car overtakes it?
- Balloon
If a ceiling balloon rises at 120 m (about 400 ft) each minute, what is the ceiling of an overcast deck of stratus clouds 1500 m (about 5000 ft) thick if the balloon disappears into the clouds in 5 minutes? Show your solution. - Dinesh 2
Dinesh left town L for town M at a constant speed and took 10 hours to complete the journey. At the same time, Saanvi left town M for town L, traveled at a constant speed, and took 6 hours to complete the journey. They both passed each other at a point 72 - The factory 3
The factory is 18 km away from the city. A cyclist leaves the factory for the city, and half an hour after him from the same place, a motorcyclist arrives 6 minutes before the cyclist in the city. Find the speed of each, knowing that the speed of the cycl - A race
A race car driver won a 500-mile race with a speed of 116.3 miles per hour. Find the driver's time. - Unit rate (speed)
What is the unit rate for 4543.08 km in 52.4 h? Enter your answer, as a decimal, in the box.
- Water level
Between 9 PM and 6:36 AM, the water level in a swimming pool decreased by 6/35. Assuming that the water level decreased at a constant rate, how much did the water level drop each hour? - Ronaldo
Ronaldo drove 75 3/5 km in 4 1/2 hours. What was the average speed? - Zendaya
Zendaya walked 6 miles in 5 hours. What was her walking rate in hours per mile? - Simultaneously 83009
A passenger train will travel from Brno to Bratislava (144km) in 3 hours; a freight train will cover this distance in 4.5 hours. How long will they meet if a passenger train from Brno and a freight train from Bratislava leave simultaneously? How many kilo - Overtake 82752
I am passing a tractor whose speed is 20 km/h. The length of the tractor with the siding is 10 m. My speed is 50 km/h. How long will I overtake the tractor?
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