Year 7 Speed, Distance and Time Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the Year 7 ratio & rates worksheet.
Year 7 Speed, Distance and Time Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Use speed = distance ÷ time, distance = speed × time and time = distance ÷ speed. Change minutes to hours (÷ 60) before calculating.
1.A train travels at 35 km/h for 1 hour. How far does it travel?
Answer: 35 km
- time = 1 h
- distance = speed × time = 35 × 1
- = 35 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.Mason travels 220 km in 4 hours. What is the average speed in km/h?
Answer: 55 km/h
- time = 4 h
- speed = distance ÷ time = 220 ÷ 4
- = 55 km/h
4.Chloe travels 260 km in 4 hours. What is the average speed in km/h?
Answer: 65 km/h
- time = 4 h
- speed = distance ÷ time = 260 ÷ 4
- = 65 km/h
5.A train travels at 110 km/h for 4 hours. How far does it travel?
Answer: 440 km
- time = 4 h
- distance = speed × time = 110 × 4
- = 440 km
6.Liam travels 195 km in 3 hours. What is the average speed in km/h?
Answer: 65 km/h
- time = 3 h
- speed = distance ÷ time = 195 ÷ 3
- = 65 km/h
7.Hunter travels 200 km in 2 hours. What is the average speed in km/h?
Answer: 100 km/h
- time = 2 h
- speed = distance ÷ time = 200 ÷ 2
- = 100 km/h
8.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
9.Isla travels 40 km in 2 hours. What is the average speed in km/h?
Answer: 20 km/h
- time = 2 h
- speed = distance ÷ time = 40 ÷ 2
- = 20 km/h
10.A train travels at 90 km/h for 4 hours. How far does it travel?
Answer: 360 km
- time = 4 h
- distance = speed × time = 90 × 4
- = 360 km
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