Year 9 Speed, Distance and Time Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 9 ratio & rates worksheet.
Year 9 Speed, Distance and Time Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 3 — Answers
Use speed = distance ÷ time, distance = speed × time and time = distance ÷ speed. Change minutes to hours (÷ 60) before calculating.
1.A train travels at 110 km/h for 1 hour. How far does it travel?
Answer: 110 km
- time = 1 h
- distance = speed × time = 110 × 1
- = 110 km
2.A car travels 220 km at an average speed of 55 km/h. How long does the trip take?
Answer: 4 hours
- time = distance ÷ speed = 220 ÷ 55
- = 4 h = 4 hours
3.Leo travels 100 km in 4 hours. What is the average speed in km/h?
Answer: 25 km/h
- time = 4 h
- speed = distance ÷ time = 100 ÷ 4
- = 25 km/h
4.Hunter travels 85 km in 1 hour. What is the average speed in km/h?
Answer: 85 km/h
- time = 1 h
- speed = distance ÷ time = 85 ÷ 1
- = 85 km/h
5.A train travels at 80 km/h for 1 hour. How far does it travel?
Answer: 80 km
- time = 1 h
- distance = speed × time = 80 × 1
- = 80 km
6.A train travels at 70 km/h for 4 hours. How far does it travel?
Answer: 280 km
- time = 4 h
- distance = speed × time = 70 × 4
- = 280 km
7.A car travels 95 km at an average speed of 95 km/h. How long does the trip take?
Answer: 1 hour
- time = distance ÷ speed = 95 ÷ 95
- = 1 h = 1 hour
8.A car travels 140 km at an average speed of 35 km/h. How long does the trip take?
Answer: 4 hours
- time = distance ÷ speed = 140 ÷ 35
- = 4 h = 4 hours
9.Jayden travels 320 km in 4 hours. What is the average speed in km/h?
Answer: 80 km/h
- time = 4 h
- speed = distance ÷ time = 320 ÷ 4
- = 80 km/h
10.A train travels at 110 km/h for 2 hours. How far does it travel?
Answer: 220 km
- time = 2 h
- distance = speed × time = 110 × 2
- = 220 km
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