1. Same Direction / Catch-Up
A bus leaves a station traveling at 45 miles per hour.
Two hours later, a car leaves the same station traveling at 65 miles per hour.
How long after the car leaves will it catch up to the bus?
2. Opposite Directions
Two cyclists start 120 miles apart and ride toward each other.
One travels at 18 mph and the other at 22 mph.
How long will it take before they meet?
3. Round Trip
A student drives to a tournament at 40 mph and returns along the same route at 60 mph.
The total trip takes 5 hours.
How far away is the tournament location?
4. Split Distance / Time
A traveler covers 210 miles total.
Part of the trip is completed at 50 mph and the remainder at 70 mph.
The total travel time is 3.5 hours.
How many miles were traveled at 50 mph?