You are driving your car away from home at​ 12:00. At​ 3:00, you are 200 miles away. If you assume you are traveling at the same speed for the entire​ trip, how far away from home are you at​ 5:30?

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You are driving your car away from home at​ 12:00. At​ 3:00, you are 200 miles away. If you assume you are traveling at the same speed for the entire​ trip, how far away from home are you at​ 5:30?

You are     miles from home
 
A projectile is fired straight up in the air and is traveling at the same speed for the first 10 seconds. Five seconds after it is​ fired, it traveled 60 feet. How far has it traveled after 7.1 seconds?
 
It has traveled      feet
 
A projectile is fired straight up in the air and is traveling at the same speed for the first 10 seconds. Five seconds after it is​ fired, it traveled 120 feet. When was it at 45 ​feet?

It has traveled for        seconds
 
At low​ altitudes, the altitude of a skydiver and time in the air are linearly related. A skydiver jumps out of a​ low-flying plane. If the plane is 1900 feet above the ground and the jump lasts 90 seconds, how high above the ground was the skydiver 60 seconds after he​ jumped?
 
He would be       feet above the ground.
 
At low​ altitudes, the altitude of a skydiver and time in the air are linearly related. A skydiver jumps out of a​ low-flying plane. If the plane is 2200 feet above the ground and the jump lasts 180 ​seconds, when is the skydiver 1000 feet above the​ ground?
 
He would be 1000 feet after      seconds.
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