Math Drills
Speed, Distance, and Time
C-3Word Problems (Finding the Time)
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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 Time3 questions
- Finding the Time (Two Steps)3 questions
Questions & answers
Problems and answers on this worksheet
These are the problems in “Speed”, shown with their answers.
(1)A jet plane that flies at a speed of 250m per second covers a distance of 1500m. How many seconds does it take? Answer □
Answer: 6seconds
(2)A bicycle that travels at a speed of 250m per minute covers a distance of 2000m. How many minutes does it take? Answer □
Answer: 8minutes
(3)A cheetah that runs at a speed of 15m per second covers a distance of 90m. How many seconds does it take? Answer □
Answer: 6seconds
(4)There is a bullet train that travels at a speed of 5km per minute. How many hours does it take for this bullet train to travel 1500km? Answer □
Answer: 5hours
(5)There is a limited express train that travels at a speed of 2km per minute. How many hours does it take for this limited express train to travel 240km? Answer □
Answer: 2hours
(6)There is a car that travels at a speed of 30m per second. How many minutes does it take for this car to travel 1800m? Answer □
Answer: 1minute
