10th Grade Speed, Distance and Time Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 10th Grade ratios & rates worksheet.
10th Grade Speed, Distance and Time Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 2 — 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 5 hours. How far does it travel?
Answer: 550 km
- time = 5 h
- distance = speed × time = 110 × 5
- = 550 km
2.A car travels 80 km at an average speed of 40 km/h. How long does the trip take?
Answer: 2 hours
- time = distance ÷ speed = 80 ÷ 40
- = 2 h = 2 hours
3.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
4.A car travels 425 km at an average speed of 85 km/h. How long does the trip take?
Answer: 5 hours
- time = distance ÷ speed = 425 ÷ 85
- = 5 h = 5 hours
5.A train travels at 120 km/h for 5 hours. How far does it travel?
Answer: 600 km
- time = 5 h
- distance = speed × time = 120 × 5
- = 600 km
6.A car travels 460 km at an average speed of 115 km/h. How long does the trip take?
Answer: 4 hours
- time = distance ÷ speed = 460 ÷ 115
- = 4 h = 4 hours
7.Hunter 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
8.A train travels at 100 km/h for 2 hours. How far does it travel?
Answer: 200 km
- time = 2 h
- distance = speed × time = 100 × 2
- = 200 km
9.A car travels 200 km at an average speed of 40 km/h. How long does the trip take?
Answer: 5 hours
- time = distance ÷ speed = 200 ÷ 40
- = 5 h = 5 hours
10.A car travels 150 km at an average speed of 30 km/h. How long does the trip take?
Answer: 5 hours
- time = distance ÷ speed = 150 ÷ 30
- = 5 h = 5 hours
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