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Rates and speed Story Problems

You can complete as many problems off this page as you would like.  Make sure that when you submit your answer using the Assignment Form or the Contact Form that you have added your name and the title(s) of the answers you are providing. 

Please pick out the keywords in each problem, set up the ratio, and provide the answer.  Complete all three steps to help me see your thought process. 

R&S Daily Spark # 1

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On his way to work Mr. Charles travels 60 miles in 1.25 hours.  On his way home, Mr. Charles travels the same distance in 1.5 hours.  What is the difference, in miles per hour, between his rate of speed going to work and his rate of speed coming home from work?

R&S Daily Spark # 2

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When Javier zips down country roads on his bicycle, it takes him 40 minutes to go 8 miles.  When he drives his car, Javier travels twice as far in two-fifths the time.  What is Javier's speed, in miles per hour, when he drives his car?


R&S Daily Spark # 3

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The specialty dish at the Cool Café is the Signature Salad, which includes a long list of ingredients that only a few people have ever heard of.  However, the dish is extremely popular, as it is widely believed to make the eater truly cool.  Hank and Oscar are the chief salad makers.  Hank can make 14 Signature Salads in an hour and Oscar can make eight Signature Salads in 30 minutes.  How many Signature Salads can they make together in 1.5 hours?



R&S Daily Spark # 4

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The Lazy River flows downstream at a rate of 0.6 kilometers per hour.  A picnicker accidentally drops a plastic knife in the river at 12:45 P.M.  At 6:15 P.M. that evening, an angler fishes the plastic knife out of the river.  How far did the knife travel?


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