Year 8 Speed, Distance and Time Worksheet — Level 2 — 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 train travels at 90 km/h for 1 hour 30 minutes. How far does it travel?
Answer: 135 km
- time = 1.5 h
- distance = speed × time = 90 × 1.5
- = 135 km
2.A car travels 60 km at an average speed of 80 km/h. How long does the trip take?
Answer: 45 minutes
- time = distance ÷ speed = 60 ÷ 80
- = 0.75 h = 45 minutes
3.Mia travels 100 km in 1 hour 15 minutes. What is the average speed in km/h?
Answer: 80 km/h
- time = 1.25 h
- speed = distance ÷ time = 100 ÷ 1.25
- = 80 km/h
4.Aisha travels 25 km in 15 minutes. What is the average speed in km/h?
Answer: 100 km/h
- time = 0.25 h
- speed = distance ÷ time = 25 ÷ 0.25
- = 100 km/h
5.Priya travels 13.75 km in 15 minutes. What is the average speed in km/h?
Answer: 55 km/h
- time = 0.25 h
- speed = distance ÷ time = 13.75 ÷ 0.25
- = 55 km/h
6.A train travels at 80 km/h for 3 hours. How far does it travel?
Answer: 240 km
- time = 3 h
- distance = speed × time = 80 × 3
- = 240 km
7.Leo travels 150 km in 2 hours 30 minutes. What is the average speed in km/h?
Answer: 60 km/h
- time = 2.5 h
- speed = distance ÷ time = 150 ÷ 2.5
- = 60 km/h
8.Mason travels 57.5 km in 30 minutes. What is the average speed in km/h?
Answer: 115 km/h
- time = 0.5 h
- speed = distance ÷ time = 57.5 ÷ 0.5
- = 115 km/h
9.A train travels at 95 km/h for 1 hour 15 minutes. How far does it travel?
Answer: 118.75 km
- time = 1.25 h
- distance = speed × time = 95 × 1.25
- = 118.75 km
10.A train travels at 35 km/h for 2 hours 30 minutes. How far does it travel?
Answer: 87.5 km
- time = 2.5 h
- distance = speed × time = 35 × 2.5
- = 87.5 km
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