3.1E: Exercises

Practice Makes Perfect

Use the Distance, Rate, and Time Formula

In the following exercises, solve.

Exercise $\PageIndex{1}$

Steve drove for 8$\frac{1}{2}$ hours at 72 miles per hour. How much distance did he travel?

Exercise $\PageIndex{2}$

Socorro drove for 4$\frac{5}{6}$ hours at 60 miles per hour. How much distance did she travel?

Answer

290 miles

Exercise $\PageIndex{3}$

Yuki walked for 1$\frac{3}{4}$ hours at 4 miles per hour. How far did she walk?

Exercise $\PageIndex{4}$

Francie rode her bike for 2$\frac{1}{2}$ hours at 12 miles per hour. How far did she ride?

Answer

30 miles

Exercise $\PageIndex{5}$

Connor wants to drive from Tucson to the Grand Canyon, a distance of 338 miles. If he drives at a steady rate of 52 miles per hour, how many hours will the trip take?

Exercise $\PageIndex{6}$

Megan is taking the bus from New York City to Montreal. The distance is 380 miles and the bus travels at a steady rate of 76 miles per hour. How long will the bus ride be?

Answer

5 hours

Exercise $\PageIndex{7}$

Aurelia is driving from Miami to Orlando at a rate of 65 miles per hour. The distance is 235 miles. To the nearest tenth of an hour, how long will the trip take?

Exercise $\PageIndex{8}$

Kareem wants to ride his bike from St. Louis to Champaign, Illinois. The distance is 180 miles. If he rides at a steady rate of 16 miles per hour, how many hours will the trip take?

Answer

11.25 hours

Exercise $\PageIndex{9}$

Javier is driving to Bangor, 240 miles away. If he needs to be in Bangor in 4 hours, at what rate does he need to drive?

Exercise $\PageIndex{10}$

Alejandra is driving to Cincinnati, 450 miles away. If she wants to be there in 6 hours, at what rate does she need to drive?

Answer

75 mph

Exercise $\PageIndex{11}$

Aisha took the train from Spokane to Seattle. The distance is 280 miles and the trip took 3.5 hours. What was the speed of the train?

Exercise $\PageIndex{12}$

Philip got a ride with a friend from Denver to Las Vegas, a distance of 750 miles. If the trip took 10 hours, how fast was the friend driving?

Answer

75 mph

Solve a Formula for a Specific Variable

In the following exercises, use the formula $d=rt$.

Exercise $\PageIndex{13}$

Solve for $t$

1. when $d=350$ and $r=70$
2. in general

Exercise $\PageIndex{14}$

Solve for $t$

1. when $d=240$ and $r=60$
2. in general

Answer

1. $t=4$
2. $t=\frac{d}{r}$

Exercise $\PageIndex{15}$

Solve for $t$

1. when $d=510$ and $r=60$
2. in general

Exercise $\PageIndex{16}$

Solve for $t$

1. when $d=175$ and $r=50$
2. in general

Answer

1. $t=3.5$
2. $t=\frac{d}{r}$

Exercise $\PageIndex{17}$

Solve for $r$

1. when $d=204$ and $t=3$
2. in general

Exercise $\PageIndex{18}$

Solve for $r$

1. when $d=420$ and $t=6$
2. in general

Answer

1. $r=70$
2. $r=\frac{d}{t}$

Exercise $\PageIndex{19}$

Solve for $r$

1. when $d=160$ and $t=2.5$
2. in general

Exercise $\PageIndex{20}$

Solve for $r$

1. when $d=180$ and $t=4.5$
2. in general

Answer

1. $r=40$
2. $r=\frac{d}{t}$

In the following exercises, use the formula $A=\frac{1}{2} b h$

Exercise $\PageIndex{21}$

Solve for $b$

1. when $A=126$ and $h=18$
2. in general

Exercise $\PageIndex{22}$

Solve for $h$

1. when $A=176$ and $b=22$
2. in general

Answer

1. $h=16$
2. $h=\frac{2 A}{b}$

Exercise $\PageIndex{23}$

Solve for $h$

1. when $A=375$ and $b=25$
2. in general

Exercise $\PageIndex{24}$

Solve for $b$

1. when $A=65$ and $h=13$
2. in general

Answer

1. $b=10$
2. $b=\frac{2 A}{h}$

In the following exercises, use the formula $I = Prt$.

Exercise $\PageIndex{25}$

Solve for the principal, $P$ for

1. $I=$5,480$, $r=4\%$, $t=7$ years
2. in general

Exercise $\PageIndex{26}$

Solve for the principal, $P$ for

1. $I=$3,950$, $r=6\%$, $t=5$ years
2. in general

Answer

1. $P=\$ 13,166.67$
2. $P=\frac{I}{r t}$

Exercise $\PageIndex{27}$

Solve for the time, $t$ for

1. $I=$2,376$, $P=$9,000$, $r=4.4\%$
2. in general

Exercise $\PageIndex{28}$

Solve for the time, $t$ for

1. $I=$624$, $P=$6,000$, $r=5.2\%$
2. in general

Answer

1. $t=2$ years
2. $t=\frac{I}{Pr}$

In the following exercises, solve.

Exercise $\PageIndex{29}$

Solve the formula $2x+3y=12$ for $y$

1. when $x=3$
2. in general

Exercise $\PageIndex{30}$

Solve the formula $5x+2y=10$ for $y$

1. when $x=4$
2. in general

Answer

1. $y=−5$
2. $y=\frac{10-5 x}{2}$

Exercise $\PageIndex{31}$

Solve the formula $3x−y=7$ for $y$

1. when $x=−2$
2. in general

Exercise $\PageIndex{32}$

Solve the formula $4x+y=5$ for $y$

1. when $x=−3$
2. in general

Answer

1. $y=17$
2. $y=5−4x$

Exercise $\PageIndex{33}$

Solve $a+b=90$ for $b$.

Exercise $\PageIndex{34}$

Solve $a+b=90$ for $a$

Answer

$a=90-b$

Exercise $\PageIndex{35}$

Solve $180=a+b+c$ for $a$

Exercise $\PageIndex{36}$

Solve $180=a+b+c$ for $c$

Answer

$c=180-a-b$

Exercise $\PageIndex{37}$

Solve the formula $8 x+y=15$ for $y$

Exercise $\PageIndex{38}$

Solve the formula $9 x+y=13$ for $y$

Answer

$y=13-9 x$

Exercise $\PageIndex{39}$

Solve the formula $-4 x+y=-6$ for $y$

Exercise $\PageIndex{40}$

Solve the formula $-5 x+y=-1$ for $y$

Answer

$y=-1+5 x$

Exercise $\PageIndex{41}$

Solve the formula $4 x+3 y=7$ for $y$

Exercise $\PageIndex{42}$

Solve the formula $3 x+2 y=11$ for $y$

Answer

$y=\frac{11-3 x}{2}$

Exercise $\PageIndex{43}$

Solve the formula $x-y=-4$ for $y$

Exercise $\PageIndex{44}$

Solve the formula $x-y=-3$ for $y$

Answer

$y=3+x$

Exercise $\PageIndex{45}$

Solve the formula $P=2 L+2 W$ for $L$

Exercise $\PageIndex{46}$

Solve the formula $P=2 L+2 W$ for $W$

Answer

$W=\frac{P-2 L}{2}$

Exercise $\PageIndex{47}$

Solve the formula $C=\pi d$ for $d$

Exercise $\PageIndex{48}$

Solve the formula $C=\pi d$ for $\pi$

Answer

$\pi=\frac{C}{d}$

Exercise $\PageIndex{49}$

Solve the formula $V=L W H$ for $L$

Exercise $\PageIndex{50}$

Solve the formula $V=L W H$ for $H$

Answer

$H=\frac{V}{L W}$

Everyday Math

Exercise $\PageIndex{51}$

Converting temperature While on a tour in Greece, Tatyana saw that the temperature was 40^o Celsius. Solve for F in the formula $C=\frac{5}{9}(F−32)$ to find the Fahrenheit temperature.

Exercise $\PageIndex{52}$

Converting temperature Yon was visiting the United States and he saw that the temperature in Seattle one day was 50^oFahrenheit. Solve for C in the formula $F=\frac{9}{5}C+32$ to find the Celsius temperature.

Answer

$10^{\circ} \mathrm{C}$

Writing Exercises

Exercise $\PageIndex{53}$

Solve the equation $2x+3y=6$ for $y$

1. when $x=−3$
2. in general
3. Which solution is easier for you, 1 or 2? Why?

Exercise $\PageIndex{54}$

Solve the equation $5x−2y=10$ for $x$

1. when $y=10$
2. in general
3. Which solution is easier for you, 1 or 2? Why?

Answer

Answers will vary.

Self Check

ⓐ After completing the exercises, use this checklist to evaluate your mastery of the objectives of this section.

ⓑ What does this checklist tell you about your mastery of this section? What steps will you take to improve?