# Length - examples - page 25

1. Ping time
Calculate theoretical ping time between Orlando and Shenzhen which is 14102 km distant. Ping time measures the round-trip time for small messages sent from the origin to a destination that is echoed back to the source. The name comes from active sonar term
2. Proportion 2
A car is able to travel 210 km in 3 hours. How far can it travel in 5 hours? Put what kind of proportion is this and show your solution.
3. A tile
A tile setter is covering 5ft by 5ft square shower wall. Each tile covers 4 5/8in by 4 5/8in square. How many rows of tile are needed to reach 5ft? How many tiles are needed to cover 5ft by 5ft square
4. The position
The position of a body at any time T is given by the displacement function S=t3-2t2-4t-8. Find its acceleration at each instant time when the velocity is zero.
5. Walking
Lucie can walk about 3 4/5 miles each hour. How far can she walk in 2 hours 45 minutes?
6. Flooring a room
Find the cost of flooring a room 6.5 m by 5 m with square tiles of sides 25 cm at the rate of rupees 9.40 per tile.
7. Bob traveled
Bob traveled 20 meters to Dave's house. He arrived in 3 minutes. What was his average speed for the trip.
8. After 2
After we planted flowers in 2/5 of our garden, 24m remained unplanted. How many meters is the garden in total? If the total area of the garden is 1, the proportion of the remaining area is?
9. Feet to miles
A student runs 2640 feet. If the student runs an additional 7920 feet, how many total miles does the student run?
10. Wood dividing
Which equation calculates the number of 1/3-foot pieces that can be cut from a piece of wood that is 7 feet long?
11. Jose and Kaitlyn
Jose and Kaitlyn have a contest to see who can throw a baseball the farthest. Kaitlyn wins, with a throw of 200 ft. If Jose threw the ball 3/4 as far as Kaitlyn, how far did Jose throw the ball?
12. Two boats
Two boats are located from a height of 150m above the surface of the lake at depth angles of 57° and 39°. Read the distance of both boats if the sighting device and both ships are in a plane perpendicular to the surface of the lake.

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