Year 8 Speed, Distance and Time Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — 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 car travels 225 km at an average speed of 45 km/h. How long does the trip take?
Answer: 5 hours
- time = distance ÷ speed = 225 ÷ 45
- = 5 h = 5 hours
2.A train travels at 50 km/h for 5 hours. How far does it travel?
Answer: 250 km
- time = 5 h
- distance = speed × time = 50 × 5
- = 250 km
3.A train travels at 85 km/h for 1 hour. How far does it travel?
Answer: 85 km
- time = 1 h
- distance = speed × time = 85 × 1
- = 85 km
4.A train travels at 45 km/h for 5 hours. How far does it travel?
Answer: 225 km
- time = 5 h
- distance = speed × time = 45 × 5
- = 225 km
5.A car travels 90 km at an average speed of 90 km/h. How long does the trip take?
Answer: 1 hour
- time = distance ÷ speed = 90 ÷ 90
- = 1 h = 1 hour
6.Jack travels 25 km in 1 hour. What is the average speed in km/h?
Answer: 25 km/h
- time = 1 h
- speed = distance ÷ time = 25 ÷ 1
- = 25 km/h
7.Liam travels 130 km in 2 hours. What is the average speed in km/h?
Answer: 65 km/h
- time = 2 h
- speed = distance ÷ time = 130 ÷ 2
- = 65 km/h
8.A train travels at 105 km/h for 2 hours. How far does it travel?
Answer: 210 km
- time = 2 h
- distance = speed × time = 105 × 2
- = 210 km
9.A train travels at 60 km/h for 5 hours. How far does it travel?
Answer: 300 km
- time = 5 h
- distance = speed × time = 60 × 5
- = 300 km
10.A car travels 35 km at an average speed of 35 km/h. How long does the trip take?
Answer: 1 hour
- time = distance ÷ speed = 35 ÷ 35
- = 1 h = 1 hour
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