speed

Question 1

Calculate the average speed of a runner who runs 100 m in 10 s.

Answer 1

10 m/s

Question 2

A car travels 2 km in 100 s. Calculate its average speed.

Answer 2

10 m/s

Question 3

The speed limit on a road is 13.4 m/s (30 mph). Calculate the distance travelled by a car in 2 s at this speed.

Answer 3

26.8m

Question 4

A girl cycles for 3hrs at a speed of 40 km/h. What distance did she travel?

Answer 4

120KM

Question 5

A train travels at a speed of 30mph and travel a distance of 240 miles. How
long did it take the train to complete it’s journey?

Answer 5

8 hrs

Question 6

A car travels a distance of 540km in 6 hours. What speed did it travel at?

Answer 6

90 KM/H

Question 7

John is a runner. He runs the 100m sprint in 10x6s. What speed did he travel
at? (in m/s)

Answer 7

9.4m/s

Question 8

A cyclist travels 20km in 4hrs. What speed did the cyclist cycle at?

Answer 8

5km/h

Question 9

The distance between two cities is 144km, it takes me 3hours to travel between
these cities. What speed did I travel at?

Answer 9

48km/h

Question 10

A coach travels from the station to the beach, a distance of 576km away in 6hrs.
The coach is only allowed to travel at a maximum speed of 90km/h. Did the coach
break the speed limit?

Answer 10

Yes, it travelled at 96km/h