ALGEBRA PROBLEMS

RATE PROBLEMS
Two cars approaches each other in a 1000 m
straight road. One has a constant rate of 36
kph and the other at 54 kph. How long they
will meet?

A. 20 sec. C. 40 sec.
B. 30 sec. D. 50 sec.
Two men running in opposite direction on
straight road has a constant rate of 6 m/sec
and 4 m/sec, respectively. After 30 seconds,
determine the distance between two men.

A. 300 m C. 500 m
B. 400 m D. 600 m
A car passes through a gasoline station at an
average speed of 36 kph, after 10 seconds
another car passes at the same station with an
average speed of 72 kph. How long will the
second car overtake the first car?

A. 5 sec. C. 15 sec.
B. 10 sec. D. 20 sec.
Two towns have a distance of 224 km. How long
to reached the town if by travelling 6 kph
faster, the trip is reduced by 1 hr.

A. 4.65 hrs. C. 6.63 hrs.

B. 5.86 hrs. D. 7.42 hrs.
A car travels 2 hours at uniform speed. If it will
slow down to ½ of original speed, the jeepney
reaches its destination 30 minutes later
covering a total distance of 84 km. What is the
original speed?

A. 33.6 kph C. 26 kph

B. 25,9 kph D. 27 kph
It takes a jeep travelling 45 kph which is 30
minutes longer time to cover a certain
distance than it does a car travelling at 50 kph.
Find the distance.

A. 200 km C. 250 km
B. 225 km D. 275 km
A runs around a circular track in 36 seconds and
B in 40 seconds. Two seconds after B starts. A
starts from the same place in the opposite
direction. When will they meet?

A. 15 sec C. 17 sec
B. 16 sec D. 18 sec
A takes 3 hours longer than B to walk 40 km. If A
doubles his rate he can cover the same
distance in one hour less time than B. find the
rate of B.

A. 5 kph C. 7 kph
B. 6 kph D. 8 kph
A man can row 6 mph in still water. If it takes
him 3 hours to row 8 miles downstream and
then back, what is the rate of the current?

A. 1 mph C. 3 mph
B. 2 mph D. 4 mph
A is sailing west at the rate of 16 mph and a
second ship. 12 miles east of the first, is sailing
south at the rate of 15 mph. When will the
ships be 75 miles apart?

A. 1 hr. C. 3 hours
B. 2 hrs. D. 4 mph
A bus started from town A for town B, 160 km
away. After travelling 20 km. It has detained
for 20 minutes. In order to reacher B on
schedule, it traveled the rest of the way at the
rate of 10 kph faster. Find the original speed
.
A. 40 kph C. 80 kph
B. 60 kph D. 90 kph
Ruby robe 18 km downstream and back to the
same place where he started, in 3 hours. Find
the rate of Ruby in still water if the velocity of
the stream is 3 kph.

A. 12.7 kph C. 16.8 kph

B. 10.4 kph D. 14.5 kph
Two runners run in a 500 m diameter circular
track field at the same point and opposite
direction. If one runner has a rate of 1 m/sec
and the other has 1.5 m/sec, find the time
they will meet.

A. 10.47 min. C. 20.47 min.

B. 16.48 min. D. 24.67 min.
Two boys riding a bicycle in a circular track field.
The two boys start at the same point in the
same direction with 2 m/sec. and 4.5 m/sec.
rate, respectively. If they will meet in 16.75
minutes what is the diameter of the track?

A. 800 m C. 600 m
B. 700 m D. 500 m