Math Drills
Speed, Distance, and Time
B-2Word Problems (Finding the Distance)
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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.
- Finding the Distance3 questions
- Finding the Distance (Two Steps)3 questions
Questions & answers
Problems and answers on this worksheet
These are the problems in “Speed”, shown with their answers.
(1)There is a boat that moves at a speed of 15m per second. If this boat moves for 20 seconds, how many m does it move? Answer □
Answer: 300m
(2)There is a boat that moves at a speed of 300m per minute. If this boat moves for 6 minutes, how many m does it move? Answer □
Answer: 1800m
(3)There is a taxi that travels at a speed of 45km per hour. If this taxi travels for 6 hours, how many km does it travel? Answer □
Answer: 270km
(4)There is a train traveling at a speed of 120km/h. How many km can this train travel in 10 minutes? Answer □
Answer: 20km
(5)There is a cat running at a speed of 240m/min. How many m does this cat travel in 40 seconds? Answer □
Answer: 160m
(6)There is a car traveling at a speed of 72km/h. How many km does this car travel in 40 minutes? Answer □
Answer: 48km
