Math Drills
Speed, Distance, and Time
A-2Word 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 truck travels at a speed of 90km/h, and a train travels at a speed of 20m/s. Which is faster? Answer □
Answer: truck
(2)Jack walks at a speed of 4km/h, and Emma walks at a speed of 70m/min. Who is faster? Answer □
Answer: Emma
(3)A car travels a distance of 180km in 3 hours. How many km per hour is the speed of this car? Answer □
Answer: 60km/h
(4)A bullet train travels a distance of 540km in 2 hours. How many km per hour is the speed of this bullet train? Answer □
Answer: 270km/h
(5)A bicycle covers a distance of 600m in 2 minutes. What is the speed of this bicycle in how many m? Answer □
Answer: 5m/s
(6)A train covers a distance of 300km in 1 hour. What is the speed of this train in how many km? Answer □
Answer: 5km/min
