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A cruise ship sailed for 9 hours at a speed of 18 miles per hour. How far did the cruise ship sail?

A
2 miles
B
9 miles
C
152 miles
D
162 miles
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A snowboarder traveled at a speed of 12 meters per second for 15 seconds. How far did the snowboarder travel?

A
18 meters
B
27 meters
C
180 meters
D
270 meters
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Barry rode his scooter for 24 minutes at a speed of 0.5 miles per minute. How far did he go?

A
1.2 miles
B
4.8 miles
C
12 miles
D
48 miles
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The table shows the distances and times that four people ran. Without making any calculations, who ran the fastest?Data for Four People RunningNameDistanceTimeAnton3.2 miles20 minutesBetsy3.4 miles20 minutesChristine2.6 miles20 minutesDonovan2.8 miles20 minutes

A
Anton
B
Betsy
C
Christine
D
Donovan
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Two sailboats had a race. Sailboat A traveled 40 feet every 5 seconds, and sailboat B traveled 56 feet every 8 seconds. Which sailboat won the race, and how fast was it going?

A
Sailboat A won the race, and it was going 7 feet per second.
B
Sailboat A won the race, and it was going 8 feet per second.
C
Sailboat B won the race, and it was going 7 feet per second.
D
Sailboat B won the race, and it was going 8 feet per second.
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Madie drove 200 miles at a speed of 50 miles per hour. Which equation will help you find the number of hours she was driving?

A
StartFraction 50 miles Over 1 hour EndFraction = StartFraction 200 miles Over question mark hours EndFraction
Option A
B
StartFraction 50 miles Over 1 hour EndFraction = StartFraction question mark hours Over 200 miles EndFraction
Option B
C
StartFraction 200 miles Over 1 hour EndFraction = StartFraction 50 miles Over question mark hours EndFraction
Option C
D
StartFraction 200 miles Over 1 hour EndFraction = StartFraction question mark hours Over 50 miles EndFraction
Option D
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When converted to speeds, which list is in order from slowest to fastest?

A
17 miles in 2 minutes; 26 miles in 4 minutes;33 miles in 6 minutes; 60 miles in 8 minutes
B
17 miles in 2 minutes;60 miles in 8 minutes; 26 miles in 4 minutes; 33 miles in 6 minutes
C
33 miles in 6 minutes; 26 miles in 4 minutes; 60 miles in 8 minutes; 17 miles in 2 minutes
D
60 miles in 8 minutes;33 miles in 6 minutes; 26 miles in 4 minutes; 17 miles in 2 minutes
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A cheetah ran 75 meters at a speed of 25 meters per second. How long was the cheetah running?

A
3 seconds
B
5 seconds
C
30 seconds
D
50 seconds
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Irwin rode his bicycle from one end of a trail to another and back at a speed of 20 miles per hour. If the trail is 4 miles long, for how many hours was Irwin riding?

A
0.2 hours
B
0.4 hours
C
2.5 hours
D
5.0 hours
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The table shows the distances and times that four rowboats traveled. Which rowboat was the fastest?Data for Four RowboatsRowboatDistanceTimeRowboat A160 meters40 secondsRowboat B150 meters50 secondsRowboat C180 meters30 secondsRowboat D100 meters20 seconds

A
Rowboat A
B
Rowboat B
C
Rowboat C
D
Rowboat D
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The table shows the distances and times between stops on a trolley line. Between which two stops did the trolley go the slowest?Data for a TrolleyStopsDistanceTimeFrom Stop A to Stop B150 meters50 secondsFrom Stop B to Stop C200 meters50 secondsFrom Stop C to Stop D360 meters60 secondsFrom Stop D to Stop E280 meters40 seconds

A
Stop A and Stop B
B
Stop B and Stop C
C
Stop C and Stop D
D
Stop D and Stop E
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Which rate can you set equal to in order to find the time it takes to travel 900 miles at 30 miles per hour?

Question illustration
A
StartFraction question mark hours Over 900 miles EndFraction
Option A
B
StartFraction question mark hours Over 30 miles EndFraction
Option B
C
StartFraction 30 miles Over question mark hours EndFraction
Option C
D
StartFraction 900 miles Over question mark hours EndFraction
Option D
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A student wrote four statements during math class. Which statement contains an error?

A
If Iesha traveled at an average speed of 38 miles per hour for 18 hours, she traveled 684 miles.
B
If Jason traveled at an average speed of 46 miles per hour for 16 hours, he traveled 736 miles.
C
If Charmaine traveled at an average speed of 54 miles per hour for 14 hours, she traveled 766 miles.
D
If Raphael traveled at an average speed of 68 miles per hour for 12 hours, he traveled 816 miles.
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Napolean went on a bus trip, traveling at a speed of 55 miles per hour for 4 hours. Which equation will help you find the distance he traveled?

A
StartFraction 55 miles Over 1 hour EndFraction = StartFraction 4 hours Over question mark miles EndFraction
Option A
B
StartFraction 55 miles Over 1 hour EndFraction = StartFraction question mark miles Over 4 hours EndFraction
Option B
C
StartFraction 55 miles Over 4 hours EndFraction = StartFraction 1 hour Over question mark miles EndFraction
Option C
D
StartFraction 55 miles Over 4 hours EndFraction = StartFraction question mark miles Over 1 hour EndFraction
Option D

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