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Year 9 Speed, Distance and Time Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

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Year 9 Speed, Distance and Time Worksheet — Level 3 — Answers

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

1.A car travels 45 km at an average speed of 30 km/h. How long does the trip take?

Answer: 1 hour 30 minutes

  1. time = distance ÷ speed = 45 ÷ 30
  2. = 1.5 h = 1 hour 30 minutes
2.Priya travels 30 km in 20 minutes. What is the average speed in km/h?

Answer: 90 km/h

  1. time = 0.3333 h
  2. speed = distance ÷ time = 30 ÷ 0.3333
  3. = 90 km/h
3.Hunter travels 50 km in 50 minutes. What is the average speed in km/h?

Answer: 60 km/h

  1. time = 0.8333 h
  2. speed = distance ÷ time = 50 ÷ 0.8333
  3. = 60 km/h
4.A car travels 135 km at an average speed of 60 km/h. How long does the trip take?

Answer: 2 hours 15 minutes

  1. time = distance ÷ speed = 135 ÷ 60
  2. = 2.25 h = 2 hours 15 minutes
5.Mason travels 40 km in 40 minutes. What is the average speed in km/h?

Answer: 60 km/h

  1. time = 0.6667 h
  2. speed = distance ÷ time = 40 ÷ 0.6667
  3. = 60 km/h
6.Max travels 50 km in 50 minutes. What is the average speed in km/h?

Answer: 60 km/h

  1. time = 0.8333 h
  2. speed = distance ÷ time = 50 ÷ 0.8333
  3. = 60 km/h
7.A train travels at 30 km/h for 2 hours 15 minutes. How far does it travel?

Answer: 67.5 km

  1. time = 2.25 h
  2. distance = speed × time = 30 × 2.25
  3. = 67.5 km
8.A car travels 30 km at an average speed of 90 km/h. How long does the trip take?

Answer: 20 minutes

  1. time = distance ÷ speed = 30 ÷ 90
  2. = 0.3333 h = 20 minutes
9.Ethan travels 40 km in 20 minutes. What is the average speed in km/h?

Answer: 120 km/h

  1. time = 0.3333 h
  2. speed = distance ÷ time = 40 ÷ 0.3333
  3. = 120 km/h
10.A train travels at 120 km/h for 20 minutes. How far does it travel?

Answer: 40 km

  1. time = 0.3333 h
  2. distance = speed × time = 120 × 0.3333
  3. = 40 km
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