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1.

The train traveled at n miles at t miles per hour but arrived 2 hours
late. How fast
should the train have traveled to have arrived on time?
2. The racer ran h yards in p seconds. What would his rate be in yards
per second if
he ran twice as far in 15 more seconds?
3. The jet flew b miles in g hours but arrived 3 hours late. How fast
should the jet
have flown to get there in time?
4. On the first leg, Jonathan traveled for W hours at R miles per hour.
The next leg
was 75 miles longer. How fast did he have to travel to cover this
distance in only
M hours more than he took for his first leg?
5. The first leg of the trip was m miles. David drove at k miles per hour.
He arrived
3 hours late. If the time allotted for the second leg of the trip was the
same and
the second leg was 15 miles longer, how fast would he have to travel
on the
second leg to get there on time?
6. The horse traveled c miles at x miles per hour but arrived 7 hours
late. How fast
should the horse have traveled to arrive on time?
7. Gander the Goat traveled b miles at y miles per hour but arrived 3
hours late. If
the distance were decreased by 10 miles, how fast would he have to
travel to
arrive on time?
8. The army marched m miles at k miles per hour and arrived two
hours early. If

they had started 8 miles further away, how fast should they have
traveled to get
there on time?
9. Peter purchased p pencils for d dollars. If the p pencils had cost x
more dollars, how many pencils could Peter have purchased for $20?
10. The coach purchased b basketballs for x dollars. If each basketball
had cost three dollars less, how many basketballs could the coach have
purchased for $200?
11. On an assembly line, m workers worked h hours to produce c
articles. If d workers quit, how many hours would the remaining have
to work to produce the same number of articles.
12. Charles had p pounds of food and this would feed m workers for d
days. Then 30 more workers showed up. How long would the food feed
m+30 workers?
13. The drummer boy purchased d drums for x dollars. If each drum
had cost $5 less, how many drums could the bay have purchased for
$100?
14. In the cookie factory, w workers work h hours to produce c cookies.
If m more workers are hired, how many hours will they have to work to
produce the same number of cookies?
15. Joe ran m miles and R miles per hour and arrived on time. Then the
distance was increased 5 miles. How fast did he have to run to travel
the new distance in the same amount of time?
16. Sue bought m of the items for d dollars. If the price were increased
k dollars per item, how many items could Sue buy for $14?
17. The military guard marched m miles at p mph and arrived there
one hour early. If they had started 5 miles further away, how fast
should they have marched to get there on time?

18. The bus traveled x miles at p miles per hour and arrived 2 hours
late. If the distance were increased by 10 miles, how fast would the bus
have to travel to arrive on time?
19. Tim traveled g miles in x hours. Then he increased his speed by p
miles per hour. How far could he go in ax hours at the new rate?
20. John could watch n kids for -x hours. Lisa could watch 100n kids for
x hours. How much longer could Lisa watch n kids then John?

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