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Speed, Distance and Time

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Speed, Distance and Time

1. For each question, find the speed given the distance travelled and the time taken. Give
your answer in metres per second (m/s). Where appropriate, round to two decimal
places.
a. Distance = 30m b. Distance = 50m
Time = 45 seconds Time = 10 seconds

 

 

c. Distance = 27m d. Distance = 380m


Time = 20 seconds Time = 90 seconds

 

 

2. For each question, find the distance travelled given the speed and the time taken. Give
your answer in metres.
a. Speed = 2.7m/s b. Speed = 15m/s
Time = 30 seconds Time = 40 seconds

 

 

c. Speed = 10m/s d. Speed = 4.5m/s


Time = 12.7 seconds Time = 60 seconds

 

 

3. For each question, find the time taken given the speed and the distance travelled. Give
your answer in seconds. Where appropriate, round to two decimal places.
a. Speed = 1.2m/s b. Speed = 7.3m/s
Distance = 100m Distance = 70m

 

 

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c. Speed = 0.8m/s d. Speed = 1.5m/s
Distance = 24m Distance = 32m

 

 

4. Dan is running a 10km race. He wants to beat his personal record of 42 minutes and 12
seconds. What average speed does Dan have to exceed to beat his record? Give your
answer to one decimal place and in kilometres per hour.

5. A train leaves Leicester at 15:44 and arrives at Derby at 16:11. Given this is a journey
of 35 miles, find the average speed of the train. Give your answer to one decimal place
and in miles per hour (mph).

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6. A speed boat company offers 1 2 hour trips. The boat can travel between 60 and 85mph.
a. What is the maximum distance the boat can travel in this time?

b. What is the minimum distance the boat can travel in this time?

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Challenge
In Northern Ireland, the maximum speed limit is 70mph. In the Republic of Ireland, the
maximum speed limit is 120km/h.
Which country has the higher speed limit?
You can use the fact that 5 miles ≈ 8 kilometres.

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