Math Drills
Speed, Distance, and Time
A-3Word 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 bus travels at a speed of 48km/h, and a car travels at a speed of 900m/min. Which is faster? Answer □
Answer: car
(2)A boat moves at a speed of 0.6km/min, and a bus moves at a speed of 40km/h. Which is faster? Answer □
Answer: bus
(3)A bus travels a distance of 240km in 4 hours. How many km per hour is the speed of this bus? Answer □
Answer: 60km/h
(4)A boat moves a distance of 900m in 6 minutes. How many m per minute is the speed of this boat? Answer □
Answer: 150m/min
(5)A rabbit runs a distance of 1500m in 5 minutes. What is the speed of this rabbit in how many m? Answer □
Answer: 5m/s
(6)A car covers a distance of 180km in 3 hours. What is the speed of this car in how many km? Answer □
Answer: 1km/min
