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	3.1 miles in 4 minutes		2021-06-21
		From Jean: I am a school bus driver. My route directions and time schedule have me traveling 3.1 miles in 4 minutes. How fast do "they" expect me to drive to accomplish this? Thank You Answered by Penny Nom.
	Time, distance and rate		2021-03-10
		From Zander: A lady drives 180km from her wine farm to Ceres. On her return (at night) she drove 30km/h slower. Her return takes one hour longer. At what speed did she drive home? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Running around a circular track		2020-10-31
		From kaylee: Keiko and Kendra are training for an international track competition. Kendra is running one lap on the outside of a circular track with a diameter of 1000 feet. Her constant rate of speed is 12 mi/h. Keiko is running one lap on the outside of a nearby circular track with a diameter of 1125 feet. She is also running at 12 mi/h. Find the time, in minutes, each runner needs to complete one lap. Answered by Harley Weston.
	The angular speed of a wheel		2020-09-03
		From Catrina: A car is moving at a rate of 75 miles per hour, and the diameter of its wheels is 2.6 in. Find the angular speed of the wheels in radians per minute. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A word problem with no algebra		2020-08-11
		From Julie: At 3pm, Bruce headed north at 30 km/hr. 2 hours later, Lucy headed south at 40 km/hr. At what time will they be 340 km apart Answered by Penny Nom.
	10 miles in 2 minutes		2019-12-20
		From james: how fast would you be traveling to go 10 miles in 2 minutes? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Angular velocity		2018-12-05
		From Kolade: Krusty the Clown and Sideshow Bob have covered themselves in velcro, and shot themselves out of a large cannon so that they stick to a huge rotating velcro wheel (don’t try this at home). As shown in Figure 1(a), Krusty is now stuck to a point 3.00 m from the center of the wheel while Bob is stuck to another point 5.00 m from the center. The wheel is rotating counterclockwise at 10.0 rpm. Conveniently a set of axes is suspended just in front the wheel (Krusty asked for axes, like the ones you would use to chop wood, so that he and Bob could chase each other with them in the usual wholesome entertainment he is known for. Unfortunately, the set designer misunderstood.) The axes do not rotate with the wheel. (a) Find Krusty’s and Bob’s angular velocities, in radians per second. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Speed		2018-11-06
		From Dolores: if I drove 3/4 mile in 32 seconds, what was my speed ? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Angular speed		2018-10-18
		From Akidima: A bicycle wheel rotates uniformly through 2.0 revolutions in 4.0 seconds . What is the average angular speed of the wheel Answered by Penny Nom.
	Throwing a football		2018-04-26
		From Abby: Daring Danny's threw a football at an angle of 40 degrees to the horizontal. The football hit the ground at 36 feet. Danny is 5 feet 1 inch tall. Find the initial velocity I have been trying to figure this problem out for forever! Please help! I am really confused because I don't know time either and you are supposed to find that as well as velocity. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A cyclist reduces his speed		2018-02-27
		From Katherine: Suppose the winner had reduced his average cycling rate by .1 mile per hour. By how much would his time have changed? (the cyclist's rate is 23.66 miles per hour and the answer to the question before this one was that he cycled 2,292 miles in 96.87 hours) Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is the speed of the skateboarder?		2018-02-13
		From Zack: It takes a skateboarder 20 minutes to get to school, which is 6 km from home. What is the speed of the skateboarder? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Speed in kilometers per hour		2017-12-21
		From Cody: if a train travels 400 meters in 30 seconds how many kilometers per hr is it traveling Answered by Penny Nom.
	How many miles did he drive in one hour?		2017-11-21
		From Ava: Graham drove 42 1/3 Miles in 1 1/3 hours. How many miles did he drive in one hour? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Walking up and down a hill		2017-09-19
		From Justina: At 2:20 p.m. Jack is at the top of the hill and starts walking down at the exact same time that Jill, who is at the bottom of the hill, starts walking up. If they maintain the uphill speed of 2mph and downhill speed of 4mph and the distance from the bottom to the top of the hill is 1.5 mi, at what time will Jack and Jill meet? Answered by Penny Nom.
	How fast am I travelling?		2017-06-24
		From corey: if i travel 2 miles in 10 seconds, how fast am i travelling please Answered by Penny Nom.
	A man drives 48km in 45 minutes		2017-06-03
		From Jamal: A man drives from Ibadan to Oyo a distance of 48km in 45 minutes. If he drives at 72km/h where the surface is good and 48km/h where the surface is bad. Find the number of kilometers of good surfaces Answered by Penny Nom.
	Yards per second to miles per hour		2017-05-11
		From Scott: If a soccer ball travels 30 yards or roughly .017 miles in 2 seconds how fast was the ball going in mph? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Feet per second to miles per hour		2017-01-27
		From ron: if a vehicle travels 50 feet in 2.5 seconds what is the speed in mph. 3600 sec in hour /5280 feet in a mile i get .68181818. how do i figure the 2.5 seconds. all the calculators I've used show 34 mph is that correct or am i forgetting the 2.5 second. please help. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Angular speed		2017-01-21
		From Kenzi: A wheel of radius 14 inches is rotating 45°/sec. What is the linear speed in in/sec and the angular speed in RPM? (Round your answers to three decimal places) I already found the linear speed. I got 10.996 in/sec. I don't know how to find the angular speed. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Travelling upstream and downstream		2016-10-17
		From Kathleen: It took a boat 2 hours to reach town A going upstream. The way back was 1h20 min. What is the speed of the boat in still water if the speed of the stream is 3 mph? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A car chase		2016-09-25
		From Ms.: Car 1 is traveling down the road at 50 mph and passes Car 2 is sitting on the side of the road. Car 2 needs to catch Car 1 one half mile down the road. How fast must Car 2 drive to catch Car 1 if Car 2 waits 10 seconds before pursuing Car 1? Yes, the assumption is that the Car 2 can accelerate from a standing position and over take Car 1 rate. What is the answer or formula for this type of question? Respectfully Befuddled Mom? Answered by Penny Nom.
	How fast and how far must Car 2 travel before catching Car 1?		2016-09-25
		From Ms.: Car 1 is traveling down the road at 50 mph and passes Car 2 is sitting on the side of the road. Car 2 needs to catch Car 1 one half mile down the road. How fast must Car 2 drive to catch Car 1 if Car 2 waits 10 seconds before pursuing Car 1? Yes, the assumption is that the Car 2 can accelerate from a standing position and over take Car 1 rate. What is the answer or formula for this type of question? Respectfully Befuddled Mom? Answered by Penny Nom.
	John and Max walk to meet each other		2016-05-29
		From abhay: The speeds of John and Max are 30 km/h and 40 km/h.Initially Max is at a place L and John is at a place M. The distance between L and M is 650 km. John started his journey 3 hours earlier than Max to meet each other. If they meet each other at a place P somewhere between L and M, then the distance between P and M is? Answered by Penny Nom.
	At what time will Sara catch up with Jake?		2016-05-07
		From Laura: At 11:00 a.m., Jake started driving along a highway at constant speed of 50 miles per hour. A quarter of an hour later, Sara started driving along the same highway in the same direction as Jake at the constant speed of 65 miles per hour. At what time will Sara catch up with Jake? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A 3 hour river cruise		2016-05-06
		From Jan: A 3 hour river cruise goes 15km upstream and then back again.The river has a current speed of 2km/h.what is the boat's speed and how long was the upstream journey? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A road trip word problem		2016-04-10
		From Marc: While on a road trip I imagined this random word problem. Suppose I start a trip of 75 miles. My initial speed is 75 miles per hour. After every mile traveled I decrease my speed by one mile per hour. After the first mile I decrease my speed to 74 miles per hour and so on for each subsequent mile traveled. How long will it take to complete the 75 mile journey? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Travelling in a spacecraft		2016-03-25
		From julie: if i was travelling in a spacecraft at the speed of light and i turned on my headlight would i see the beam ? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Speed and velocity		2016-02-14
		From kechi: A boat sails south through Chesapeake Bay. It takes 10 hours to sail 110 kilometers. Describe the boat's motion. Calculate the boat's speed and velocity, showing the calculations. Explain how the boat's speed is different from its velocity Answered by Penny Nom.
	Travelling with and against he current		2016-02-09
		From Lloyd: A boat travelled 210 miles downstream and back. The trip downstream took 10hrs, the trip back took 70hrs 1. what is the speed of the current? 2. what is the speed of the boat in still water? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Travelling in opposite directions		2015-12-06
		From Roselyn: Jenny and Mark commute to work, travelling in opposite directions. Jenny leaves the house at 8 AM, and averages 35 kph. Mark leaves at 8:15 AM, and averages 40 kph.At what time will they be 40 kilometers apart? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A train trip		2015-03-23
		From Ngcebo: A train travels a distance of 720 km at a speed of x km/h. on the return journey, it travels at an average speed of y km/h and completes the whole journey in an hour less. if the speed during the return journey was 10 km/h more, what were the speeds in m/s Answered by Penny Nom.
	Average rate for a return trip		2015-03-14
		From Michael: Jeffrey drove to a town 25 miles away at an average speed of 50 miles per hour. The return trip along the same route took 20 minutes longer than the trip to town. Determine the average speed in miles per hour for Jeffrey's round trip. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Stopping distance		2015-02-11
		From Audrey: A Harley Davidson motor cycle weighing 650 lbs with a rider weighing 175 bs was going 40 miles per hour. He had to make a sudden stop . Slammed on brakes. How long a distance for him to stop? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Speed, distance and time		2015-02-06
		From Terry: How many seconds would it take to travel 0.18 km at a speed of 130km per hour? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two cars pass each other going in opposite directions		2015-02-03
		From Caroline: Two cars pass each other going i opposite directions. One car is going 100 km/h and the other is going 80 km/h. How far apart will the two cars be after driving 45 minutes at these rates of speed? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A train from Vancouver to Whistler		2015-02-02
		From Tea: Serena and Nina are taking a train from Vancouver to Whistler, a 160km trip. If the average speed is decreased by 16km/hr, the trip will be 1/2 hours longer. What is the average speed of the train? Thanks :) Answered by Penny Nom.
	A motorbike race		2015-01-25
		From Pramegh: In a motorbike race of 75 km, the winner completes the race with a lead of 300 meters and 8 seconds before the second rider. Considering the riders ride with an average speed, find the difference between their speeds with which they completed the race. (Calculate up to 2 decimal places) Answered by Penny Nom.
	Jason's speed		2014-10-31
		From jason: the speed of Jason is 12 times faster than everyone. The speed of Jason is 108mph. Write the equation and solve to find the speed of everyone else. Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is the speed of the boat in still water?		2014-10-30
		From Adam: The current in a stream moves at a speed of 2 km/h. A boat travels 38 km upstream and 38 km downstream in a total time of 3 hr. What is the speed of the boat in still water? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Revolutions per minute		2014-10-24
		From Edward: Hello; I have a 28.2 inch diameter tire; do not worry about engine RPM or gear ratios, please tell me what the RPM of that tire is at 8 MPH and 64 MPH. Thank you. Sincerely; Edward Answered by Penny Nom.
	Problem solving		2014-09-08
		From hubert: a car left the house and travelled at an average speed of 60 kph.how many minutes will it take for the car to reach the school which is 8 km away from the house Answered by Penny Nom.
	A car passing a bus		2014-08-24
		From Athish: the driver of the car is travelling at 36 km/hr and spots a bus 80 m ahead of him after 1 hr the bus is 120 m behind the car what is the speed of the bus Answered by Penny Nom.
	Distance, speed and time		2014-08-13
		From abdel: Mac walked to a park from the college at 5 km/h. 10 minutes later, Steve started riding his bike at 15 km/h to the same park to meet Mac. They arrive at the same time at the park. How far is the park from the college? Answered by Tyler Wood.
	Speed, distance, time		2014-08-13
		From Aarti: a theif running at 8 km/hr is chased by a policeman whose speed is 10km/hr.if the thief is 100 m ahead the policeman then what will b time required for the policeman to catch the thief? Answered by Tyler Wood.
	Angular speed		2014-06-29
		From andrea: a wheel having a radius of 10cm rotates such that the linear speed at its rim is 30mls. what is the angular speed of the wheel in rpm? Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is the speed of the buses?		2014-05-18
		From musliu: Two buses leave a bus station and travel in opposite direction from that same starting point.if the speed of one is twice the speed of the other and they are 240km apart at the end of 1h, what is the speed of the buses? Answered by Penny Nom.
	2 cars driving towards each other		2014-04-27
		From Joakim: 2 cars driving towards eachother , the distance between them is 162km. they meet after 2 hours. car A is driving with 4/5 of car B´s speed. what is the speed of each car... Answered by Penny Nom.
	What time was it when joe's brother passed him?		2014-04-25
		From Nathan: joe left home in his bike at 10:00 am, traveling 21 km/h. At noon, his brother set out after him on his motorcycle, following the same route. if the motorcycle traveled at 63 km/h, what time was it when joe's brother passed him? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Walking up and down a hill		2014-02-06
		From flo: michelle walks 4 km to the top of a hill at 3 km/h then immediately walks back down at an average speed of 5 km/h what is her average speed for the 8km walk Answered by Penny Nom.
	Why can't we add or subtract speed?		2013-11-21
		From kashish: why we cannot add or subtract "speed" / directly in any given distance , speed , time questions? Answered by Chris Fisher.
	One train overtaking another		2013-11-11
		From kiran: two trains of equal length are running in parallel tracks in the same direction with the speed of 60km/hr and 90km/hr respectively the latter completely crosses the former in 30 seconds the length of each train is in mtr Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is the original speed?		2013-08-10
		From MJ: If a truck increases its average speed by 10 km/h it can cover 60 km at the original speed in the same time that it can cover 80 km at the faster speed. What is the original speed? Answered by Penny Nom.
	6 miles in 28 minutes what's my average speed?		2013-03-05
		From lynda: 6 miles in 28 minutes what's my average speed? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Swimming upstream and downstream		2013-02-15
		From Kimberly: a beaver swims down to its lodge 4 times faster than it swims upstream. how many times faster is its speed in still water than the speed of the stream? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A journey of two parts		2013-02-06
		From Natalie: Mr Lim drove at 70 km per hour for 1 hour and 30 minutes. He then drove another 55 km. if his average speed for the whole journey was 80km per hour, what was his speed for the 55 km journey? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Revolutions per second		2012-10-18
		From Crystal: Suppose a car wheel is 26 inches in diameter. a) If the tire completes one rotation, how far would the car travel? b) If the car is traveling at 60 miles per hour, how fast is the car wheel spinning in revolutions per second? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Adding speeds		2012-08-26
		From Roy: May I ask if it is correct to add the following with units included? Some tell me that the units cannot be included in the addition because we cannot add speed. Answered by Harley Weston.
	A plane travelling with the wind and against the wind		2012-08-03
		From Gwen: The time of a plane trip of 450 miles, with the wind is 3/5 the time of the return trip against the wind. If the plane travels 120 mph in still air, what is the wind speed? Answered by Penny Nom.
	How fast am i driving?		2012-05-18
		From bozenga: How fast am I driving if I cover 40 feet in .1 seconds (1/10th of a second)? Answered by Penny Nom.
	How long will it take lee to catch up with jodie?		2012-03-21
		From kirsten: for example, if jodie is on the bus travelling at 10 m.p.h and lee is walking at 4 m.p.h how long will it take lee to catch up with jodie?? what is this mathematical name for this Answered by Harley Weston.
	Jack and Kate set off in their cars ...		2012-02-13
		From akiri: Jack and Kate set off in their cars from the same point to travel the same journey. Jack has a start of eight minutes before Katie sets off. If Jack travels at 50mph and Katie travels at 75mph, how many miles will be travelled when the two cars are level? Answered by Penny Nom.
	There is a police officer in pursuit of suspect		2012-02-01
		From Jay: There is a police officer in pursuit of suspect. They suspect is driving on a straight road traveling at 79 mph, the officer is 233 yds away, traveling at 92 mph, the suspects car 5 ft long and the officers car is 5.3 ft long, how long will it take to have the front of the officers car, equal to the front of the suspects car down to the tenth of a second. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Two trains passing each other		2011-12-07
		From Tamkeen: two trains 245m and 315m long are travelling toward each other at 90km/h and 54km/h respectively on parallel lines . how long do the train take to pass one another train the time they meet each other? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The average speed for the whole journey		2011-10-30
		From Shahzad: a train travels 68 Km at an average speed of 51Km/h. It then travels another 20Km at an average speed of 40Km/h before reaching its destination. Calculate the average speed for the whole journey? Answered by Penny Nom.
	37 miles in 3 seconds		2011-10-20
		From Joyce: Jake can travel 37 miles in 3 seconds,please calculate jake's rate of speed.(round to 2 decimal places) Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is the speed of the boat in still water?		2011-10-07
		From Hannah: The speed of a stream is 3 mph. A boat travels 10 miles upstream in the same time it takes to travel 16 miles downstream. What is the speed of the boat in still water Answered by Penny Nom.
	Chuong and Hassan drive to work		2011-10-04
		From Dilshad: Chuong and Hassan both drive 40 km from home to work each day. One day Chuong said to Hasssan, "If you drive home at your usual speed, I will average 40 kmph faster than you and arrive home in 20 minutes less time." Find Hassan's speed. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Driving to meet Mary		2011-08-24
		From Denise: mary leaves St Paul traveling 2000 miles @ 55 MPH; John leaves LA traveling 2000 miles @ 45 MPH how many miles will John had traveled to meet mary? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two boats		2011-03-29
		From Mamie: Two speed boats leave the port of San Francisco traveling in opposite directions at the same time.One boat travels 8 knots per hour faster than the other.After one day's travel they are 1,920 nautical miles apart.What are the speeds of the two boats. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Average speed		2011-03-07
		From West: Calculate the distance (in km) that Larry runs if he maintains an average speed of 8km/hr for 45 minutes Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is its speed in miles per hour?		2011-01-06
		From Miriam: An airliner travels 125miles in 15minutes. What is its speed in miles per hour? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Angular speed		2010-12-12
		From Jason: 7 in. pulley traveling @ 175ft/sec. What is the rpm? Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	80 miles in 40 minutes		2010-12-08
		From james: i travel 8o miles in 40 minutes. how fast am i going in mph Answered by Penny Nom.
	Angular speed		2010-12-03
		From Julie: If the angular speed of a circle is 360 degrees divided by the time it took to rotate, how do I calculate ones that have greater rotations than the amount of time? I mean, you calculate the angular speed of a merry-go-around that spins once every 5 seconds by doing 360degrees/5 sec, but how do you calculate a merry-go-around that has 16 rotations every 4 seconds? Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is its speed in still air?		2010-11-28
		From Shelby: An Airplane flies a certain distance in 3 hours going WITH a 40km/hr wind. It travels the same distance in 5 hours when going against the wind. What is it's speed and how long would it take to travel the same distance in still air? Distance = speed x time Answered by Penny Nom.
	A train passes a car		2010-10-24
		From Mary: A train, whose speed is 75 mph, takes 3 minutes to pass a car that is going 60 mph in the same direction. How long is the train? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	What are the speeds of the boats?		2010-10-21
		From Adori: Two boats leave the port of San Francisco traveling in opposite directions at the same time. One boat travels 8 knots per hour faster than the other. After one day's travel they are 1920 nautical miles apart. What are the speeds of the boats? Answered by Penny Nom.
	John and Mary are 200 miles apart		2010-10-20
		From Sarah: two people, john and mary, are 200 miles apart and leave at the same time to meet. They are driving toward each other at constant rate on the same straight road. John is traveling at 45 mph and Mary is traveling at 35 mph. When they meet, how many miles will they be from john's house? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A commuter airline between two cities		2010-10-19
		From Adori: An airline runs a commuter between two cities that are 720 miles apart. If the average speed of the planes is increased by 40 miles per hour, the travel time is decreased An airline runs a commuter between two cities that are 720 miles apart. If the average speed of the planes is increased by 40 miles per hour, the travel time is decreased by 12 minutes. What airspeed is required to obtain this decrease in travel time? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two jets leave denver at 9 am.		2010-10-15
		From Carl: two jets leave denver at 9 am. One flying east at a speed of 50 km per hour greater than the other which is traveling west. At 11 am the planes are 2500 km apart. Find their speeds. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Two cars		2010-09-30
		From Amanda: Two cars, 142 miles apart, start moving towards each other at the same time. One is moving 3 times as fast as the other. If they meet 1.7 hrs later, find the average speed of the slower car in miles per hour? Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is the average speed?		2010-09-21
		From Cindy: A boat travels downstream m nautical miles at d knots. It travels upstream m nautical miles at u knots. What is the average speed for the entire trip? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two cars on a circular track		2010-08-12
		From david: If two cars starts to drive at point 1 and go in a circle when will they meet? (one cars speed is faster the other ) all I need is a formula Answered by Tyler Wood.
	How fast is the second car taveling?		2010-07-26
		From Jeff: A car is traveling 75 mph. It takes 12 miles to overtake a second car that was .5 mile ahead. How fast is the second car taveling? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Pursuing Car 1		2010-07-13
		From Mark: Car 1 is traveling down the road at 50mph and passes Car 2 is sitting on the side of the road. Car 2 needs to catch Car 1 one half mile down the road. How fast must Car 2 drive to catch Car 1 if Car 2 waits 10 seconds before pursuing Car 1? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	What is the speed of the current?		2010-05-25
		From tien: a boat travels upstream, against a current, at a speed of 4 miles per hour. On the return trip, the boat travels downstream, with the current , at 10 miles per hour. the speed of the current remains constant. what is the speed of the current? Answered by Penny Nom.
	When will the second truck catch up to the first?		2010-05-22
		From Josie: At 9:00 a.m. a truck leaves the truck yard and travels west at a rate of 45 mi/hr. At 11:00 a.m., a second truck leaves along the same route, travelling at 60 mi/hr. When will the second truck catch up to the first? Answered by Tyler Wood.
	Find the speed of the current of the river		2010-05-19
		From paul: a boat travels 100 miles downstream in the same length of time it travels 50 miles upstream. if the boat's speed in still water is 30 mph find the speed of the current of the river? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Sammy and his motorboat		2010-05-11
		From Jordan: Sammy owns a motorboat that travels 4 miles/hour in still water. It goes 12 miles upstream and 12 miles back again (downstream) in a total of 8 hours. Find the speed of the current of the river. Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is the speed of the current?		2010-03-17
		From Carl: If you can row 3 mph in still water and paddle 3 miles upstream and return in 3.6 hours then what is the speed of the current? Answered by Penny Nom.
	30.0 km per hour		2010-02-19
		From Diana: if a car travels 30.0 km per hour, how many km will it go in 2.0 hours? How far will it go in 15 minutes? Answered by Tyler Wood.
	How fast am I walking?		2010-01-10
		From KEVIN: IF I WALK 3 MILES IN 28 MINUTES, HOW FAST AM I WALKING? Answered by Penny Nom.
	e = m c^2		2009-12-09
		From Jim: Please explain the following formula: E=MC2 (squared) Answered by Robert Dawson.
	... the original speed of the car was?		2009-12-08
		From venkatesh: A car travels a distance of 840 miles at a uniform speed if the speed of the car is increased 10 m/h more ,it takes two hours less to cover the same distance ,the original speed of the car was? options:75 mh,65 m/h,60 m/h,55 m/h,45 m/h . Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Angular speed		2009-11-19
		From Atalie: The engine of a sports car rotates at 5000 revolution per minute. Calculate the angular speed of the engine in radians per second, given that 2pi radians = 1 revolution Answered by Robert Dawson.
	At what rate are the people moving apart?		2009-11-01
		From saira: A man starts walking north at 4 ft/s from a point P. 5 minutes later a woman starts walking south at 5 ft/s from a point 500 ft due east of P. At what rate are the people moving apart 15 minute after the woman starts walking ? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Two jets are traveling towards each other		2009-10-05
		From jake: two jets are traveling towards each other and are 4000 km apart. the rate of one jet is 100 km/h faster than the rate of the other. if the jets pass each other after 2.5 hrs what is the rate of speed of the faster jet? Answered by Penny Nom.
	How fast am i going?		2009-09-28
		From ron: how fast am i going if i drive 40 miles in 20 minutes...what is the formula for figuring this out. Answered by Leeanne Boehm.
	Average speed		2009-09-11
		From john: Sally travels by car from one city to another. She drives for 20.0 min at 68.0 km/h, 40.0 min at 37.0 km/h, and 51.0 min at 77.0 km/h, and she spends 12.0 min eating lunch and buying gas. What is the average speed for the trip? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Average speed		2009-08-20
		From Christina: We ran 3.4 miles in 40 minutes. What was our average speed? Answered by Leeanne Boehm.
	Angular speed		2009-08-04
		From Mary: The engine of a sports car rotates at 5000 revolutions per minute (rpm). Calculate the angular speed of the engine in radians per second. Use 2 radians = 1 revolution. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Driving to school and back		2009-05-17
		From marylyne: suppose you are late for school and you drive from your house at a constant rate of 70 mph.when class is over, you drive home at a more leisurely 50mph. what is your average speed? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two Boats		2009-05-16
		From Simon: Two boats, one travelling towards the east and the other travelling towards the north, are 10 km apart afetr an hour. If the speed of one boat is 2 more than the speed of the other boat, what is the speed of the faster boat? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	What was her rate of speed?		2009-05-06
		From Stephanie: beth paddled a canoe to a picnic spot in the river in 2 hours. she traveled up the stream back to the original spot in three hours. the current was two miles per hour. What was her rate of speed? Answered by Robert Dawson and Stephen La Rocque.
	Two airplanes are 300 miles apart		2009-04-22
		From afzalsultan: Two airplanes are 300 miles apart and flying directly towards each other.One is flying at 200 miles per hour, and the other at 160 miles per hour.How long will it take for the two planes to meet Answered by Robert Dawson.
	Passing three cars		2009-04-16
		From Larry: If 3 cars are going 50 mph, and a fourth car pass the first 3 cars in 200 feet, how fast is the fourth car going? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A man travels a total of 8km in 6 hours		2009-04-10
		From Kieran: Hello! I was wondering if you could help me with this question! Thank you A man travels a total of 8km in 6 hours if his speed was xkm/4hours in the first stage then his speed was 8-x/2hours in the second part. If the average speed for the first leg of the journey was 1.1km/h faster than the second part: find x Answered by Penny Nom.
	How many miles per hour was it traveling?		2009-04-04
		From Regina: a car traveled 16 miles in 30 minutes. How many miles per hour was it traveling? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A trip at two different speeds		2009-03-28
		From A student: Good afternoon! An automobile travels 4 hours at an average speed of 42MPH. How much longer must the truck travel at an average speed of 55MPH so the average speed for the total trip will be 50MPH? Thank you for your assistance! Answered by Penny Nom.
	The speed of a tire in revolutions per minute		2009-03-28
		From Jules: Suppose that a tire on a car has an outer diameter of 2,5 feet. How many revolutions per minute does that tire make when the car is travelling 60 miles per hour? (hint:first find the angular velocity in radians per minute.) Answered by Harley Weston.
	Fred in his canoe		2009-02-21
		From Susan: Fred paddled for 4 hours with a 7 km/hr current to reach a campsite. The return trip against the same current took 9 hr. Find the speed of Fred's canoe in still water. (Remember to include correct units) Answered by Penny Nom.
	Catching up to the car ahead		2009-02-06
		From Ashley: Car A passes Car B on a freeway. The driver of Car B decides to speed up to 75 mph and catch Car A, whose driver is maintaining a constant speed. Looking ahead, the driver of Car B sees Car A go under an overpass one-qarter mile up the road. Exactly six minutes later, Car B catches Car A. How fast was the car going? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A falling object		2009-02-01
		From Tamara: We drop an object from rest (i.e. its initial spped is zero. It is falling freely toward the ground. What will be its speed after 5 seconds of falling? Answered by Penny Nom.
	What will be its speed after 10s?		2009-02-01
		From Tamara: An object has an initial speed of 5 m/s and is accelerating with 2 m/s2 (m/s squared) acceleration. What will be its speed after 10s? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Linear speed		2009-01-26
		From Hom: A semi is driving cross country at 70mph. The tires on the semi have a 3 foot diameter. What is the linear speed in feet per minute? Answered by Robert Dawson.
	The speed of the boat and the river		2008-10-28
		From Jenn: On the Amazon River in Brazil, a boat goes 50 miles upstream in 3 hours, later the boat returns to the starting point in 2 hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water and what is the current speed in this part of the Amazon? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Finding the Speed of a Truck		2008-09-08
		From Rita: A state trooper is hidden 30 feet from a highway. One second after a truck passes, the angle theta between the highway and the line of observation from the patrol car to the truck is measured. (a) If the angle measures 15 degrees, how fast is the truck traveling? Express the answer in feet per second and miles per hour. Answered by Janice Cotcher.
	Angular & Linear Speed from a Sine Graph		2008-08-19
		From Kim: Kim, a student: I am given a graph with a wave. The amplitude is 5cm and the period is 4cm. I am suppose to find the angular speed. What I need to know is the formula for angular speed and how do I use these numbers to get the correct answer. Answered by Janice Cotcher.
	Running in opposite directions		2008-07-29
		From maame: if i run six miles per hour and my friend runs four miles per hour and we both run for two hours in opposite directions how many miles apart will we be after the two hours? Answered by Janice Cotcher and Penny Nom.
	Going to Neptune		2008-07-29
		From mariah: how fast would you be going per hour if you wanted to get to neptune in 1 week ? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Going from 45 mph to 35 mph		2008-07-09
		From Terry: How long (distance - feet AND time) will it take a car traveling at 45 mph to slow down to a speed of 35 mph? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Two trains		2008-07-07
		From Elisha: Trains at each end of the 50. km long Eurotunnel under the English Channel start at the same time into the tunnel. Find their speeds if the train from France travels 8. km/h faster than the train from England and they pass in 17 minutes. Answered by Janice Cotcher and Penny Nom.
	Miles per hour		2008-07-01
		From Nedra: If I walk 1 mile and 2/10ths in 20 minutes how fast am I going? AND how many calories have I burned off? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The current in a river		2008-06-12
		From Joi: To approximate the speed of the current of a river, a circular paddle wheel with radius 4 feet is lowered into the water. If the current causes the wheel to rotate at a speed of 10 revolutions per minute, what is the speed of the current? Express your answer in miles per hour. Answered by Harley Weston.
	Can the witness' statement be correct?		2008-06-02
		From Leria: The model S= radical 30df describes the relationship between the speed of a car , the conditions of the road, and the length of the skid marks when the car slams on the brakes. S is the speed of the car in miles per hour, d is the length of the tires' skid marks in feet and f is the coefficient of the friction for the road. In an accident, a car makes skid marks 85 feet long. The coefficient of friction is 0.6. A witness says that the driver was traveling faster than the speed limit of 35 miles per hour. Can the witness's statement be correct? Use algebra to explain your answer. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A cat is walking on the tread of a tank		2008-05-26
		From Kathleen: If a cat is walking on the tread of a tank travelling at 28kmh how fast does the cat have to walk to avoid falling under the tracks? Answered by Janice Cotcher.
	What is the altitude of the plane?		2008-04-23
		From tiana: If a plane is taking off and its climbing at 380 feet per minute at 205 MPH, what is the altitude of the plane after it traveled 115 miles? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A car is travelling at 80 km/hr speed		2008-04-10
		From mathew: A CAR TRAVELLING AT A SPEED OF 80km/hr. How much time will take this car to cross a tunnel of 100M Answered by Penny Nom.
	1 mile per minute		2008-04-01
		From jennifer: If you are traveling at 1 mile per minute how fast would you need to be going Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A train and a boat		2008-03-15
		From Sabrina: A railroad bridge is 20m above, and at right angles to, a river. A person in a train travelling at 60 km/h passes over the centre of the bridge at the same instant that a person in a motorboat travelling at 20km/h passes under the centre of the bridge. How fast are the two people separating 10s later? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Average speed up and down a hill		2008-03-09
		From Judith: An old broken-down ar has to travel a two miles route, up and down a hill. Because it is so old, the car travels the first mile - the ascent - at an average speed of fifteen miles per hour. How fast must it cover the second mile - the decent - to achieve an average speed of thirty miles per hours? (There is a missing variable, but what is it?) Answered by Penny Nom.
	A ball bearing is placed on an inclined plane		2008-02-15
		From Leah: A ball bearing is placed on an inclined plane and begins to roll. The angle of elevation of the plane is x. The distance (in meters) that the ball bearing rolls in t seconds is s(t) = 4.9(sin x)t^2. What is the speed of the ball bearing, and what value of x will produce the maximum speed at a particular time? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Radians		2008-02-08
		From Brian: I'm teaching Precalculus right now and will be covering the formula to convert angular speed into linear speed. My question is about the units involved. Using v=rw, if r is mearsured in feet and w is measured in radians/second then v is measured in ft/sec. What happened to the units of radians? I can't find a good way to explain why they are not part of units for velocity. Do you have a good explanation? Thanks, Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Driving towards each other		2008-01-16
		From Shanda: Paul and Charlene are 420 miles apart. They start toward each other with Paul driving 16 miles per hour faster than Charlene. They meet in 5 hours. Find Charlene's speed. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	What is the speed of the plane in still air?		2008-01-05
		From oscar: A plane flies 400 miles with the wind and 340 miles against the wind in the same length of time. If the speed of the wind is 24mph, what is the speed of the plane in still air? Answered by Penny Nom.
	How many complete revolutions does each wheel make?		2007-12-28
		From varoon: The wheels of a car are of diameter 80cm each. How many complete revolutions does each wheel make in 10 minutes when the car is travelling at a speed of 66kms per hour? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two cars going in opposite directions		2007-11-25
		From alexa: two cars leave town at the same time going opposite directions. one of them travels at 55 mph and the other at 65 mph. in how many hours will they be 150 miles apart? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Radial motion		2007-11-13
		From abdulai: a circular saw with diameter 18.4cm rotates at 2400rpm. What is the angular speed of a point on the edge of the saw blade in radians per second? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Stopping distance and speed		2007-11-11
		From Joanna: The algebraic relation d=0.0056^2 ++ 0.14s models the relation between a vehicle's stopping distance d, in metres, and its speed s, in kilometres per hour. (a) What is the fastest you could drive and still be able to stop within 80 m? (b) What is the stopping distance for a car travelling at 120 km/h? (c) Estimate the length of an average car. How many car lengths does the the stopping distance in (b) correspond to? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A car traveled 175m at certain speed		2007-10-28
		From abdi: A car traveled 175m at certain speed. if the speed had been 20 mph faster, the trip could have been made in 1 hr less time. find the speed? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Two cars		2007-09-17
		From Lanie: Two cars enter the Florida Turnpike at Commercial Boulevard at 8:00am, each heading for Wildwood. One car's average speed is 10 miles per hour more than the other's. The faster car arrives at Wildwood at 11:00 am, 1/2 hour before the other car. What is the average speed of each car? How far did each travel? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	How many miles per hour was I driving		2007-09-11
		From Gary: How many miles per hour was I driving to go 37 miles in 13 minutes Answered by Victoria West.
	Speed of sunrise		2007-09-04
		From Robert: Facing west in a car, you are watching the sun rise (through the rear view mirror). It peaks the horizon, you take off driving. How fast would you have to drive, to see it rise again? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Angular speed		2007-08-05
		From Virginia: the engine of a sports car rotates at 5,000 revolutions per minute (rpm). calculate the angular speed of the engine in radians per second. use 2n radians = 1 revolution Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A quarter of a mile in eight seconds		2007-06-29
		From Kevin: What speed is a vehicle traveling if he drove a quarter of a mile in eight seconds? Answered by Harley Weston.
	Average speeds		2007-06-22
		From Dee: A guy goes 3.1m a second for 29 seconds in a golf cart. He then walks 1.5 meters a second. How long does he have to walk to get the average speed of 2.1m a second? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	How fast was he going?		2007-06-03
		From Mary: if a motorcycle left a 63 foot skid mark before hitting a car how fast was he going ? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Converting speeds		2007-05-10
		From jason: A boy runs 36 metres in 6.50 seconds.How fast is he going in miles per hour Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A tugboat's speed		2007-04-30
		From Amanda: a tugboat must travel 24 miles against a 4 mile per hour current on the Potomac River and return. At what constant speed must the tugboat travel to make the trip in 12 hours. Round answer to the nearest tenth mph. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	What is the speed of the boat?		2007-04-22
		From Sonja: A boat on a river travels downstream between two points, 20 miles apart, in one hour. The return trip against the current takes 2 1/2 hours. What is the speed of the boat? The answer in the book says 14 mi/hr, but I don't understand how to figure it out. It must be very simple, but I'm stuck. Thank you so much for helping me out. This is a FANTASTIC website! -Sonja Answered by Penny Nom.
	The second derivative		2007-04-14
		From Gerry: In mathematical context,what do you understand by the term "Second Derivative" Answered by Penny Nom.
	When will the rocket hit the ground?		2007-04-05
		From Megan: A model rocket is launched at an upward velocity of 460feet per second off a platform that is 40 feet up from the ground. Use the formula h(t)= -16+vo+ho where vo is the initial velocity an ho is the initial height. A.) Find the maximum hight of the rocket. B.) How long does it take to reach the maximum height? C.) When will the rocket hit the ground? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Velocity		2007-04-04
		From Jessica: The speed of the current in a river is 2mph. Jessica travels 20 miles upstream and then 20 miles downstream in a total time of 5 1/3 hr. Find the speed of the boat. I know you have to use V= d/t, but what is the equation for time because you have to factor in that upstream the boat is slower and downstream the boat is faster? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A delivery driver travels from Belfast to an address in Dublin		2007-04-04
		From Gerry: A delivery driver travels from Belfast to an address in Dublin.The total distance fro the round trip was x%.The time required for the forward trip was xx hours.Due to heavy traffic during the return trip an extra xx was required How much slower was the delivery drivers speed on the return trip?. I was wondering what equation would you use to solve this question. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Boat trigonometry		2007-04-04
		From Kimi: Hi, I have been working on the attached math problem for my college trig class for over a week. Every avenue I've tried seems to lead either to a dead end, an unreasonable answer, or extremely complicated computations. I was able to calculate the speed of the boat to 3.51 mph, but cannot figure out the measure of angle beta. Once I can figure that out, I can do the rest of the problem. Thanks, Kimi Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Tina swims 4 miles upstream at 1 mph		2007-03-31
		From Michael: If Tina swims 4 miles upstream at 1 mph and back downstream to the same point to the same point at 4 mph, what is her average speed? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A beam on a lighthouse		2007-03-28
		From Lisa: A beam on a lighthouse 2000 metres away from the nearest point P on a straight shoreline revolves at the rate of 10 pi radians per minute. How fast is the beam of the light moving along the shoreline when it is 500 metres from P? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Approximate average speeds		2007-03-19
		From Anne: A bicyclist pedaled up a 2 mile long hill averaging 4 miles per hour. Upon reaching the top, the bicyclist headed down a 6 mile descent averaging 26 mph. What was the bicyclist's approximate average speed? Thanks very much in advance!! Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	How long does she have to get out of the way?		2007-02-23
		From Sharon: How do I solve this? The height h (in feet) of an object that is dropped from the height of s feet is given by the formula h = s - 16t^2 , where t is the time the object has been falling. A 6 foot tall woman on a sidewalk looks directly overhead and sees a window washer drop a bottle from the 6 story. How long does she have to get out of the way? Round to the nearest tenth. (A story is 12 feet.) Answered by Penny Nom.
	Increasing speed and decreasing time		2007-02-18
		From Nigel: I am completely lost...can you help with this: The time, t, to travel a distance, d, at a constant speed, v, can be obtained from the formula: d = vt. If the speed is increased by x, find an expression to represent the decrease in time to travel the same distance. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A gymnast is swinging on a high bar.		2007-02-14
		From William: A gymnast is swinging on a high bar. The distance between his waist (center of mass) and the bar is 1.1 m. If his speed at the top of his swing is zero and his gain in speed is due entirely to his change in gravitational potential energy, find his speed at the bottom of his swing. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A person jumps from the roof of a house		2007-02-13
		From Jessie: A person jumps from the roof of a house 3.9m high. When he strikes the ground below, he bends his knees so that the torso decelerates over an approximate distance of 0.70m. If the mass of his torso (excluding legs) is 42kg, find a) his velocity just before his feet strike the ground , and b) the average force exerted on his torso by his legs during deceleration. Please provide calculations and answers for comparison. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Driving on a banked roadway		2007-02-05
		From William: A race track is shaped like an inverted cone. Race cars drive around this track in a horizontal path. If a drivers speed is 34 m/s, at what distance from the tip of the cone should he drive his car if there is no friction? THANKS IN ADVANCE FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE! Sincerely, William Bush Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Freefalling objects		2007-01-25
		From Patricia: How long will it take a stone dropped from atop a 1000-meter tall building to reach the ground? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A college student jogs from his home to the beach		2007-01-23
		From Garmani: A college student jogs from his home to the beach at 8 miles per hour. He visits with his friends on the beach for 4 hours, and then his friends drive him home at the rate of 40 miles per hour. If the student returns home after 6 hour, what is the distance from his home to the beach? Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is the speed of each boat per hour?		2007-01-22
		From Garmani: Two tuna boats leave the same port traveling in opposite directions along the west coast of the United States. One boat travels 5 miles per hour faster than the other. At the end of one day's travel they are 1,080 miles apart. What is the speed of each boat per hour? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Angular speed		2007-01-18
		From Cristina: A car is moving at a rate of 50 miles per hour, and the diameter of its wheels is 2.5 feet. a) Find the number of revolutions per minute the wheels are rotating. b) Find the angular speed of the wheels in radians per minute. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	At what speeds were they travelling?		2007-01-16
		From Maria: Kim and Julie are joining Nicole at her parents cottage for the weekend. The cottage is 150km away from their neighbourhood. Kim can leave directly after school but Julie will be leaving after band practice, an hour and a quarter later. Kim took her time and drove slowly, averaging 20km/h slower than Julie. They both arrived at the same time. At what speeds were they travelling? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	What is his rate of walking for the entire trip?		2007-01-12
		From Garmani: A man walks 500 feet at 4 miles per hour and returns to the starting point at 3 miles per hour. What is his rate of walking for the entire trip? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Throwing a stone downwards		2007-01-12
		From Momo: a stone is thrown vertically downward with an initial speed of 14m/s from a height of 65 m above the ground. A) how far does the stone travel in the first 2.0 s? B) what is the stone velocity just before it hits the ground? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	What is the speed of the current?		2007-01-07
		From Bob: A motorboat can maintain a constant speed of 16 miles per hour relative to the water. The boat makes a trip upstream to a certain point in 20 minutes; the return trip takes 15 minutes. What is the speed of the current? Answered by Haley Ess.
	Angular speed		2007-01-06
		From Robert: A rear wheel and tire on a John Deere 8520 farm tractor has a 39-in. radius. Find the angle (in radians) through which a wheel rotates in 12 sec if the tractor is traveling at a speed of 22 mph. Answered by Penny Nom.
	The Metra and the Amtrack		2006-12-03
		From Amy: A Metra commuter train leaves Union Station in Chicago at 12 noon. Two hours later, an Amtrak train leaves on the same track, traveling at an average speed that is 50 miles per hour faster than the Metra train. At 3PM the Amtrak train is 10 miles behind the commuter train. How fast is each going? Answered by Stephen La Rocque and Penny Nom.
	A trip on the Grand River		2006-11-30
		From Kristy: Romo decided to make a 28km trip up and 28km trip down the Grand River. the speed of the current is 3km. one way Romo travelled with the current and the other way against the current. During his trip, Romo stopped for half an hour for lunch. if Romo's total trip lasted 6hours, how fast did he travel? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	How high is the satellite above the earth?		2006-11-13
		From Naomi: If the linear speed of a satellite in synchronous orbit is 1000 mi/h, how high is the satellite above the earth? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	Angular speed		2006-10-04
		From Jack: A horse on a merry-go-round is 7m from the center and travels at a speed of 10km/h. What is its angular speed? Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	How long will it be before the two snails meet?		2006-09-21
		From Brett: Two snails are 8.5 feet apart. They start to crawl toward each other at the same time. One of them travels at the speed of 6 in. per minute, while the other zips along at 11 inches per minute. How long will it be before the two snails meet? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Speed of a four wheeler		2006-08-14
		From Luke: My question is, i race four wheelers on weekends and was trying to find out how fast we are going i race 500 ft.in about 6.00 seconds .how do you figure out the speed i am traveling? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A point on a bicycle rim		2006-08-01
		From Sonu: Find the speed in m/s of a point on a bicycle rim of diameter 88cm making 200 revolutions per minute. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Flying with and against the wind		2006-07-06
		From Tim: When a plane flies with the wind, it travels 800 miles in 4 hours. Against the wind it takes 5 hours to cover the same distance. Find the rate of the plane in still air and the rate of the wind. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	A boat travels 60 miles upstream ...		2006-05-28
		From Teenarick: A boat travels 60 miles upstream against the current in 3 hours. It takes 2 hours for the return trip. Find the speed of the boat in still water. Answered by Penny Nom.
	An aircraft going from city A to city B		2006-05-10
		From Preston: An aircraft going from city A to city B on a bearing of S69 degrees East is traveling at a speed of 430 mph. The wind is blowing out of the north to south at a speed of 25 mph. Find the ground speed and the plane's true bearing. Answered by Stephen La Rocque.
	How far from Earth is Neptune?		2006-03-21
		From Scott: A laser beam travelling at the speed of light bounces off the planet Neptune and returns to Earth in 29 960.72 s. The speed of light is 299 792.5 km/s. How far from Earth is Neptune? Answered by Penny.
	Find the ground speed and the planes true heading.		2006-02-05
		From Jimmie: An aircraft going from city A to city B on a bearing of S69E (degrees) is traveling at a speed of 430 mph. The wind is blowing out of the north to south at a speed of 25 mph. Find the ground speed and the planes true heading. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Speed on a bicycle		2005-07-27
		From Deborah: We are trying to figure out how many miles per hour we rode in a bike race. If the distance was l5 miles and the time it took was was 55 minutes, what is the speed? Answered by Penny Nom.
	An aircraft is flying directly from airport A to airport B		2004-10-22
		From A student: In this question, i is a unit vector due east and j is a unit vector due north. An aircraft is flying directly from airport A to airport B, which is 2000 km from A. The velocity in still air of the aircraft is (150i+50j)km/h and the ground speed is (200i-30j)km/h. Calculate (i) the time of flight, to the nearest min (ii) the direction of the wind. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Accelerating to the speed of light		2004-09-30
		From Lars: How long time would it take to accelerate up to the speed of light with an acceleration speed similar to 0-100 seconds in 5 seconds? Answered by Penny Nom.
	The commuter		2004-07-14
		From JJ: A student who commutes 27 mi. to college remembers, after driving a few minutes, he forgot a term paper. Driving faster than usual, he returns home, gets the paper, and once again starts to school. Sketch the graph of the student's distance from home as a function of time. Does it mean that the student drives at normal speed, drives faster to pick up the paper, and resumes normal speed to head back, or that the student drives at normal speed, then drives faster the rest of the way to college? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Angular speed		2004-02-01
		From Rachel: A 4 inch pulley on a motor makes 1500 revolutions/minute. It is connected to an 8 inch saw blade. a. Find the angular speed of the pulley in radians/minute b. Find the angular speed of the saw in radians/ minute Answered by Harley Weston.
	The London marathon		2004-01-27
		From Nina: After a years training, Minnie Midriffe increased her average speed in the london marathon by 25%. By what percentage did her time decrease?o Answered by Penny Nom.
	What is the speed of the automobile?		2004-01-20
		From Rita: An automobile travels toward Nashville from Cookeville. It takes 33 minutes to travel from Cookeville to Manchester, which is a 36 mile distance. If the driver continues at this pace, what is the speed of the automobile? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A rock on a string		2003-10-26
		From A student: a rock on a 4' string is rotated at 80 rpm. what is the linear speed in feet per second? in miles per hour? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A boat travels 12 km upstream...		2003-09-03
		From Sohaib: A boat travels 12 km upstream and back in 1 hour 45 minutes. If the speed of the current is 3km/hr throughout, find the speed of the boat in still water, giving your answerÝcorrect to 3 decimal places. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A helicopter rises vertically		2003-09-02
		From Kate: A helicopter rises vertically and t seconds after leaving hte ground its velocity is given in feet per second by v(t) = 8t + 40 / (t+2)2 How far above the ground will the helicopter be after 3 seconds? Answered by Penny Nom.
	A radio controled car		2003-06-08
		From Robert: I have a radio controled car (scale size 1/43). This car can travel 490 ft. per minute. I would like to know how fast that is at that scale size in miles per hour (and Kilometers per hour)? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Two rate problems		2002-09-30
		From Rebecca: There are two small holes in the bottom of a tub filled with water. If opened, one hole will empty the tub in three hours; the other will empty it in six hours. If both holes are opened at the same time, how long will it take to empty the tub? An airplane flies 400 miles per hour in calm air. It can cover 900 miles flying with the wind in the same time that it can cover 700 miles against the wind. What is the speed of the wind? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Flying with the wind		2002-05-19
		From SaraJean: It takes 6 hours for a plane to travel 720 km with a tail wind and 8 hours to make the return trip with a head wind. Find the air speed of the plane and the speed of the wind current. Answered by Penny Nom.
	A test drive		2002-04-23
		From Jennie: At 9 A.M. a test car driving at a constant speed passes a marker 50 miles from it's starting point. At noon the car is about 130 miles from the marker. If the test drive ends at 1:30 P.M., how far will the car be from its starting point? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Mr. Byrd's drive to work		2002-03-22
		From Mr. Bollen: Mr. Byrd leaves his house at 7:00am to go to work. If he drives 40 mph he will arrive 3 minutes late and if he drives 60mph he arrives 3 minutes early. At what speed will Mr. Byrd have to drive in order arrive exactly on time. Please describe how you arrived at your answer. Answered by Claude Tardif and Penny Nom.
	How far does the fly fly?		2001-08-07
		From Harold: 6 MPH 4 MPH Rachel ---------------------- Eli 10 Miles apart The fly is on Rachels handlebars. The fly is scared so it flys back and forth at 20 MP H. How far has the fly flown when Rachel and Eli meet? f Answered by Penny Nom.
	The speed of the boat		2001-07-12
		From Sharon: A motor boat is travelling in a southeasterly direction in water that is flowing from the south at 2km per hour. Show that the speed of the boat is (6 times the square root of 2) km per hour, given that it can travel at 10km per hour in still water. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Average speed		2001-05-01
		From Tom: A ship goes in one direction, west to Hawaii, at 20 nautical miles per hour and, because of the wind, makes the return trip at 30 nautical miles per hour. What is the average speed? Answered by Claude Tardif.
	Processing speed		2001-01-26
		From Zac: A COMPUTOR IS ADVERTISED AS HAVING A PROCESSING SPEED OF 11 MILLION INSTRUCTIONS PER SECOND. ON THE AVERAGE, HOW LONG DOSE IT TAKE TO PROCESS ONE INSTRUCTION AT SUCH A SPEED? Answered by Leeanne Boehm.
	Cincinnati to Winston-Salem		2001-01-23
		From Belinda: Joan Bedney travels from Cincinnati to Winston-Salem at an average rate of 40 miles per hour and returns at an average rate of 60 miles per hour. What is her average speed for the trip? Answered by Leeanne Boehm and Claude Tardif.
	Gravity		2000-09-06
		From Robert Broomfield: If they dropped a 1lb object from 40,000 feet in the air, at what speed would it it the ground? Answered by Harley Weston.
	The speed of light		2000-06-19
		From Benny Lau: I have a personal questions. In physics,if a person is running on a train, his relative speed on the ground will be the addition of the speed of train and the person. If u have a train inside another train and inside another train, so on...... can u reach the speed of light? It would need a very long distance. But if we make all the train travel in circles. Then we don't need that much distance. So can we achieve the speed of Light? Answered by Robert Coleman and Harley Weston.
	Running Through a Train Tunnel		2000-04-01
		From Eugene Chan: A man is running through a train tunnel. When he is 2/3 of the way through, he hears a train that is approaching the tunnel from behind him at a speed of 60 mph. Whether he runs ahead or back, he will reach an end of the tunnel at the same time the train reaches that end. At what rate, in miles per hour, is he running? (Assume he runs at a constant rate.) I think the answer (12 mph) is wrong. Also, I believe it should read 1/3 of the way through, but don't know how to prove it. Could you come up with some way to prove it, please? I would really appreciate it. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Word problems		2000-03-31
		From Amy: Question: a north bound train left at noon. four hours later a south bound train left the same station. at 5 o'clook they were 160 miles apart. what was the rate of both if the north bound train was going 20 miles faster than the other one. clark's final exam was given 5 times the weight of the weight of a weekly test. the avgerage of 15 weekly test was 91. the overall weighted average was 85. what did he make on the final. Answered by Penny Nom.
	Travelling from A to B		2000-03-20
		From Matt: A car is traveling from point A to point B. Point A and point B are 30 miles apart. A car travels 30 miles an hour from point A to point B and then goes back to point A. How fast does the car have to go back to average 60 miles an hour? Answered by Claude Tardif.
	A bike race		1999-04-23
		From Bill Gepford: Bill was in a bike race and his friend kyle calculated that if he went 15mph that he would cross the noontime checkpoint one hour early but if he rode 10mph he would arrive one hour late. How far away is the checkpoint? Answered by Penny Nom.
	Rowing on the Charles River.		1997-09-17
		From Fawwaz Muraisi: On the Charles River in Boston, the Harvard bridge and the Longfellow bridge are 1 mile apart. The MIT crew starts rowing upstream at the Longfellow bridge. As the crew passes under the Harvard bridge, the coxswain's hat falls into the river. Ten minutes later, the coxswain notices and turns the boat around instantaneously. He has t he crew row back to get it, rowing at the same constant rate. By the time the team reaches the hat, they are back at the Longfellow bridge. How fast is the river flowing? Answered by Harley Weston.

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