Math Drills
Speed worksheets for Grade 5 (Elementary School)
What this unit covers
Dividing distance by time to express speed is organized into three uses: Finding the Speed, Finding the Distance and Finding the Time. Two-step problems follow, along with unit conversions linking speed per hour, per minute and per second, and comparisons between speeds given in different units.
Treating 1 hour 20 minutes as 1.2 hours is the most frequent error. Any answer that used the time as a decimal without converting to minutes is this pattern. In unit conversion, children multiply by 60 where they should divide, and the ordering of speed per second and speed per minute comes out backward.
Learning steps
Speed, Distance, and Time
- Finding the Speed
- Finding the Speed (Two Steps)
- Finding the Distance
- Finding the Distance (Two Steps)
- Finding the Time
- Finding the Time (Two Steps)
Converting Units of Speed
- Converting Units
- Converting Units (Two Steps)
- Comparing Speeds
Worksheets
Speed, Distance, and Time
Word Problems (Finding the Speed)
- Comparing Speeds2 questions
- Finding the Speed2 questions
- Finding the Speed (Two Steps)2 questions
Word Problems (Finding the Distance)
- Finding the Distance3 questions
- Finding the Distance (Two Steps)3 questions
Word Problems (Finding the Time)
- Finding the Time3 questions
- Finding the Time (Two Steps)3 questions
Converting Units of Speed
Summary Prints
Word Problems
- Speed, Distance, and Time · Finding the Speed1 question
- Speed, Distance, and Time · Finding the Speed (Two Steps)1 question
- Speed, Distance, and Time · Finding the Distance1 question
- Speed, Distance, and Time · Finding the Distance (Two Steps)1 question
- Speed, Distance, and Time · Finding the Time1 question
- Speed, Distance, and Time · Finding the Time (Two Steps)1 question
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Frequently asked questions
- What do the “Speed” worksheets for Grade 5 (Elementary School) practice?
- They cover problems such as Finding the Speed, Finding the Speed (Two Steps), Finding the Distance, Finding the Distance (Two Steps), Finding the Time, Finding the Time (Two Steps), Converting Units, Converting Units (Two Steps).
- How many “Speed” worksheets are there for Grade 5 (Elementary School)?
- 15 worksheets are free to use. Every one is a printable PDF and comes with an answer key.