Bank robbers leave the bank with the bounty. The cops get alerted right away, but it takes them 5 minutes before they start in hot pursuit. The police station is 10 miles down the road from the bank in the direction opposite to that in which the robbers are heading. If the robbers travel at 97 mph how fast must the cops go to catch them before they reach the state line 55 miles away? Round your answer to nearest mile per hour.

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Q: A person drove 5 miles from home to the store. She took a different route back home that was only 4…

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A: Average speed, v = 740mph time, t = 3.5 hours

Q: Lydia runs 400 meters to Elma’s house, turns around, and runs 400 meters back home. What is Lydia’s…

A: distance : length of path between initial and final position.

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Q: If you drive from Santa Cruz to San Jose, and back to the same place you started in 1.5 hours. What…

A: Given: Let, the time to drive from Santa Cruz to San Jose is t1, and the time taken back to the…

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Q: How far will a runner travel running at 12 m/s for 1 minute (60 seconds)?

A: Given: Speed = 12 m/s and Time = 1 minute = 60 seconds

Q: If you drive from Santa Cruz to San Jose, and back to the same place you started in 1.5 hours. What…

A: Average Velocity of an object is its total displacement divided by total time taken.  Displacement -…

Q: A private plane flying with the wind can travel 2000 km in 3 hours, but flying against the wind, the…

A: Given data: Time taken by the plane to travel 2000 km while flying along the wind =3 hours Time…

Q: You expect your average speed to be 60 miles per hour on this trip. Determine how many hours of…

A: The average speed is given by

Q: I was born in Colorado and 40 years later I live in New Jersey, 1800 miles away. My sister was born…

A: Therefore average speed= total distance travelled/total time

Q: A jet airplane reaches 863 km/h on a certain flight. What distance does it cover in 5.0 minutes? Set…

A: Speed of jet plane,                                 Time,                                  We need…

Q: A 1200 kilogram car traveling 20 meters per second brakes uniformly to a stop; it takes 7 seconds to…

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Q: The person wants a distance of 2.7 km in a time of 36 minutes what is her average speed in…

A: Given data: The distance traveled is s=2.7 km. Time taken is t=36 min.

Q: A car enters the freeway with a speed of 8 m/s and accelerates uniformly for 3.5 km in 2.5 min. How…

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Q: You are leaving for a concert that starts in 5hours and is 335 miles from your house. What average…

A: Given : t = 5 hours d = 335 miles

Q: While you are traveling in Baliwag, a police officer pulls you over for speeding. The posted speed…

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Q: Ralph walks 3 m to the left in 2 seconds, then 4 m to the right in 3 seconds. Next, he stops for 3…

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A: t=dv=460 mi65 mi/h=7.1 h

Q: While on vacation, Lisa traveled a total distance of 440 miles east. Her trip took 8 hours. What was…

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A: Given :-  initial velocity = 15 m/s t= 5 s final velocity = 12 m/s

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Q: A car is traveling at a speed of 25 m/s, and accelerates at a rate of 1.5 m/s2 for 10 seconds. What…

A: Speed of the car will increase due to acceleration applied on the car.

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Q: A plane took 3 hours 33 min to finish a journey.lf the distance of the journey was 2840 miles,at…

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Units and Dimensions

These are generally defined as the terms which precede or describes the dimensions further. These are also further divided into two parts namely fundamental units and the derived units.