7th Grade Speed, Distance and Time Worksheet — Level 1 — Practice Set 4 — Answers
Answer sheet with worked solutions for the 7th Grade ratios & rates worksheet.
7th Grade 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.Priya travels 240 km in 4 hours. What is the average speed in km/h?
Answer: 60 km/h
- time = 4 h
- speed = distance ÷ time = 240 ÷ 4
- = 60 km/h
2.A car travels 80 km at an average speed of 20 km/h. How long does the trip take?
Answer: 4 hours
- time = distance ÷ speed = 80 ÷ 20
- = 4 h = 4 hours
3.Emma travels 240 km in 4 hours. What is the average speed in km/h?
Answer: 60 km/h
- time = 4 h
- speed = distance ÷ time = 240 ÷ 4
- = 60 km/h
4.Priya travels 285 km in 3 hours. What is the average speed in km/h?
Answer: 95 km/h
- time = 3 h
- speed = distance ÷ time = 285 ÷ 3
- = 95 km/h
5.Archie 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
6.A train travels at 25 km/h for 4 hours. How far does it travel?
Answer: 100 km
- time = 4 h
- distance = speed × time = 25 × 4
- = 100 km
7.Jayden travels 30 km in 1 hour. What is the average speed in km/h?
Answer: 30 km/h
- time = 1 h
- speed = distance ÷ time = 30 ÷ 1
- = 30 km/h
8.Kai travels 275 km in 5 hours. What is the average speed in km/h?
Answer: 55 km/h
- time = 5 h
- speed = distance ÷ time = 275 ÷ 5
- = 55 km/h
9.A car travels 180 km at an average speed of 60 km/h. How long does the trip take?
Answer: 3 hours
- time = distance ÷ speed = 180 ÷ 60
- = 3 h = 3 hours
10.A car travels 320 km at an average speed of 80 km/h. How long does the trip take?
Answer: 4 hours
- time = distance ÷ speed = 320 ÷ 80
- = 4 h = 4 hours
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