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CHAPTER

5 Rates

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1. Faucet A can fill a water cooler in 8 minutes. Faucet B can fill the same water
cooler in 12 minutes. How long will it take both faucets together to fill the
water cooler?

2. The temperature of a bowl of soup is 195°F when it is served. Its

temperature decreases to 151°F after 8 minutes. If the temperature
decreases at a constant rate, calculate the number of minutes needed for
the soup to cool to 85°F.

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3. A container of juice is ×Êfull. To fill the container completely, 2.5 liters of

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juice must be added to the container. If a full container of juice costs $12,
what is the cost of juice per liter?

4. A line on the side of a swimming pool is 7 inches above

the water level. Water is being pumped into the pool so
7 in.
that the water level rises at a rate of 0.3 inch per minute.
a) How far below the line is the water level after
15 minutes?

b) How long will it take for the water level to be 3 inches above the line?
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5. A printer can print 24,000 pages in 2 hours.

a) If the printer starts printing at 2:30 P.M., how many pages will be printed
by 5:15 P.M.?

b) If the cost of printing 500 pages is $12.50, what is the cost of printing
per minute?

6. Walter and John leave in their cars at the same time. Walter drives
252 miles. John drives 10 miles per hour faster than Walter and travels
312 miles. If Walter and John arrive at their destinations at the same time,
determine how fast Walter is driving.

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7. A van and a car travel from Town A to Town B. The van leaves Town A
at 7 A.M. and travels at a speed of 45 miles per hour toward Town B.
Three hours later, the car starts traveling toward Town B. When the van
reaches Town B at 3 P.M., the car has another 100 miles to travel to reach
Town B. What is the average speed of the car?

8. Dustin takes one hour to drive 40 miles from home to work every morning.
He spends 30 minutes driving on the highway, 20 minutes driving on city
roads, and 10 minutes driving on country roads. If he drives at the same
speed on the country roads and the city roads, and travels 3 miles on the
country roads, what is his average speed in miles per hour on the highway?
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9. Matt leaves City X to cycle 54 miles to City Y. At the same time, Carlos
leaves City Y to cycle to City X. Carlos cycles at an average speed that is
8 miles per hour faster than Matt. They meet after 1×Êhours. Find Matt’s
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2
average cycling speed.

10. A bus is traveling at a steady speed from Town P to Town Q when it

passes a car traveling in the opposite direction at an average speed of
60 miles per hour. The bus reaches Town Q 1×Êhours later, but the car is
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still 35 miles away from Town P. If the bus takes 4 hours to complete the
whole journey, what is the distance between the two towns?

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11.
Sam is in charge of food supplies for a camp this summer. The 7-day camp
will be attended by 30 children. In a previous camp, 275 pounds of food
were served to 24 children over 5 days. How many pounds of food should
Sam order so that there is enough food for the 7-day camp this summer?
Give your answer to the nearest pound.

12.
Shelby leaves her house at 9:00 A.M. on her bike at a speed of 320 meters
per minute. At 10:30 A.M. her brother, Colby, leaves the house on his bike
and tries to catch up with Shelby. Colby rides at a speed of 500 meters
per minute. At what time will Colby catch up with Shelby?
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