Math Drills
Speed, Distance, and Time
A-1Word Problems (Finding the Speed)
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What this worksheet covers
- Topic
- Speed
- Worksheet
- Speed, Distance, and Time
Two of speed, distance and time are given and the remaining one is found, and the Word Problems cover all three directions. Beyond questions where the units already correspond and one calculation gives the answer, two-tier questions appear that fix a unit before the arithmetic when speed or distance is asked for, and after it when time is asked for.
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Because the three directions come one after another, the hand that divided on the previous question carries over and a division gets set up even where distance is wanted. In the expression box, the part belonging to the three uses is a division when speed or time is found and a multiplication when distance is found. That distinction does not move in the two-tier questions either.
In Converting Units of Speed the center is not the direction of the answer but restating the speed found in another way of speaking. This is the only lesson that handles all three directions at once.
- Comparing Speeds2 questions
- Finding the Speed2 questions
- Finding the Speed (Two Steps)2 questions
Questions & answers
Problems and answers on this worksheet
These are the problems in “Speed”, shown with their answers.
(1)A bicycle moves at a speed of 0.3km/min, and a motorcycle moves at a speed of 24km/h. Which is faster? Answer □
Answer: motorcycle
(2)A dog travels at a speed of 420m/min, and a cat travels at a speed of 8m/s. Which is faster? Answer □
Answer: cat
(3)A jet plane flies a distance of 750m in 3 seconds. How many m per second is the speed of this jet plane? Answer □
Answer: 250m/s
(4)A truck travels a distance of 350km in 5 hours. How many km per hour is the speed of this truck? Answer □
Answer: 70km/h
(5)A dog runs a distance of 900m in 3 minutes. What is the speed of this dog in how many m? Answer □
Answer: 5m/s
(6)A truck covers a distance of 840m in 4 minutes. What is the speed of this truck in how many m? Answer □
Answer: 3.5m/s
