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Marina can bicycle 19.5 miles in the same time it takes her to run 6 miles. She bikes 9 miles per hour faster than she runs. At what speed does Marina run? Distance (mi)Rate (mph)Time (hr)Bicycling19.5Running6r

The table below represents Bree’s trip from her home to the library and back. On her way to the library, she travels at 6 miles per hour. On her way home, she travels at 12 miles per hour. The total travel time is 2 hours. Which equation can be used to find the distance in miles from Bree’s house to the library? Distance (mi)Rate (mph)Time (hr)Trip to Libraryx6 mphTrip to Homex12 mph

Kalon and his friend Marna own a chimney sweep service company. Working together, they can clean a 20-foot chimney in 1 hours. If it takes Kalon 4 hours to clean a 20-foot chimney by himself, how long does it take Marna to clean the same size chimney by herself? Rate(Chimneys per Hour)Time(Hours)Fraction CompletedKalonMarna

Kaitlyn can build a shed in 6 days. Mark can build the same shed in 8 days. Which equation can be used to find d, the number of days it would take Kaitlyn and Mark to build the shed together? Rate(Sheds per Day)Time(Days)Fraction CompletedKaitlynddMarkdd

Renee can sew a 25-square-foot quilt in 16 hours. Genera can sew the same size quilt in 12 hours. How long would it take them to sew the quilt working together? Rate(Quilts per Hour)Time(Hours)Fraction CompletedReneex Generax

Grant plans to evaporate enough water from 22 gallons of a 16% ammonia solution to make a 24% ammonia solution. Which equation can he use to find n, the number of gallons of water he should remove?

Bethany can mow her family’s lawn in 4 hours. Her brother Colin can mow the lawn in 3 hours. Which equation can be used to find the number of hours, x, it would take for Bethany and Colin to mow the lawn together? Rate(Lawns per Hour)Time(Hours)Fraction CompletedBethanyxxColinxx

Lilly takes a train each day to work that averages 35 miles per hour. On her way home, her train ride follows the same path and averages 45 miles per hour. If the total trip takes 2.5 hours, which equation can be used to find n, the number of miles Lilly’s home is from her work? Distance(mi)Rate(mi/hr)Time(hr)Trip to Workn35 mph Trip Homen45 mph

At a furniture manufacturer, worker A can assemble a shelving unit in 5 hours. Worker B can assemble the same shelving unit in 3 hours. Which equation can be used to find t, the time in hours it takes for worker A and worker B to assemble a shelving unit together? Rate(Shelving Units per Hour)Time(Hours)Fraction CompletedWorker At Worker Bt

How many liters of water should be added to 18 liters of a 14% bleach solution so that the resulting solution contains only 10% bleach? Original (L)Added (L)New (L)Amount of Bleach2.520 Amount of Solution18x