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Year 8 Speed, Distance and Time Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

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Year 8 Speed, Distance and Time Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers

Use speed = distance ÷ time, distance = speed × time and time = distance ÷ speed. Change minutes to hours (÷ 60) before calculating.

1.A train travels at 90 km/h for 4 hours. How far does it travel?

Answer: 360 km

  1. time = 4 h
  2. distance = speed × time = 90 × 4
  3. = 360 km
2.A train travels at 50 km/h for 2 hours. How far does it travel?

Answer: 100 km

  1. time = 2 h
  2. distance = speed × time = 50 × 2
  3. = 100 km
3.Amelia travels 210 km in 2 hours. What is the average speed in km/h?

Answer: 105 km/h

  1. time = 2 h
  2. speed = distance ÷ time = 210 ÷ 2
  3. = 105 km/h
4.Tom travels 80 km in 1 hour. What is the average speed in km/h?

Answer: 80 km/h

  1. time = 1 h
  2. speed = distance ÷ time = 80 ÷ 1
  3. = 80 km/h
5.Kai travels 210 km in 2 hours. What is the average speed in km/h?

Answer: 105 km/h

  1. time = 2 h
  2. speed = distance ÷ time = 210 ÷ 2
  3. = 105 km/h
6.Tom travels 315 km in 3 hours. What is the average speed in km/h?

Answer: 105 km/h

  1. time = 3 h
  2. speed = distance ÷ time = 315 ÷ 3
  3. = 105 km/h
7.A train travels at 55 km/h for 2 hours. How far does it travel?

Answer: 110 km

  1. time = 2 h
  2. distance = speed × time = 55 × 2
  3. = 110 km
8.A train travels at 65 km/h for 4 hours. How far does it travel?

Answer: 260 km

  1. time = 4 h
  2. distance = speed × time = 65 × 4
  3. = 260 km
9.A car travels 280 km at an average speed of 70 km/h. How long does the trip take?

Answer: 4 hours

  1. time = distance ÷ speed = 280 ÷ 70
  2. = 4 h = 4 hours
10.A train travels at 25 km/h for 2 hours. How far does it travel?

Answer: 50 km

  1. time = 2 h
  2. distance = speed × time = 25 × 2
  3. = 50 km
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