Year 8 Speed, Distance and Time Worksheet — Level 1 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 8 ratio & rates worksheet.
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Use speed = distance ÷ time, distance = speed × time and time = distance ÷ speed. Change minutes to hours (÷ 60) before calculating.
1.A train travels at 40 km/h for 1 hour. How far does it travel?
Answer: 40 km
- time = 1 h
- distance = speed × time = 40 × 1
- = 40 km
2.Layla travels 240 km in 2 hours. What is the average speed in km/h?
Answer: 120 km/h
- time = 2 h
- speed = distance ÷ time = 240 ÷ 2
- = 120 km/h
3.A car travels 380 km at an average speed of 95 km/h. How long does the trip take?
Answer: 4 hours
- time = distance ÷ speed = 380 ÷ 95
- = 4 h = 4 hours
4.A car travels 600 km at an average speed of 120 km/h. How long does the trip take?
Answer: 5 hours
- time = distance ÷ speed = 600 ÷ 120
- = 5 h = 5 hours
5.A train travels at 50 km/h for 4 hours. How far does it travel?
Answer: 200 km
- time = 4 h
- distance = speed × time = 50 × 4
- = 200 km
6.Cooper travels 225 km in 5 hours. What is the average speed in km/h?
Answer: 45 km/h
- time = 5 h
- speed = distance ÷ time = 225 ÷ 5
- = 45 km/h
7.A train travels at 25 km/h for 2 hours. How far does it travel?
Answer: 50 km
- time = 2 h
- distance = speed × time = 25 × 2
- = 50 km
8.Kai travels 140 km in 2 hours. What is the average speed in km/h?
Answer: 70 km/h
- time = 2 h
- speed = distance ÷ time = 140 ÷ 2
- = 70 km/h
9.A train travels at 75 km/h for 4 hours. How far does it travel?
Answer: 300 km
- time = 4 h
- distance = speed × time = 75 × 4
- = 300 km
10.Max travels 80 km in 2 hours. What is the average speed in km/h?
Answer: 40 km/h
- time = 2 h
- speed = distance ÷ time = 80 ÷ 2
- = 40 km/h
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