Calculating Speed, Distance, and Time

CALCULATING SPEED,
DISTANCE, AND TIME

LEARNING GOALS

I am learning how to calculate
average speed using distance

and time measurements.

(6.8C)

Calculating Speed, Distance and

Time

One formula 🡪 s = d/t

=

3 different
calculations

Calculating Steps - Speed

• Determine what you're solving for.

• Then, write the correct equation to help you solve

  • Speed: Speed = Distance / Time; S = D / T

  • Distance: Distance = Speed x Time; D = S x T

  • Time: Time = Distance / Speed; T = D / S

• Plug in what you know

• Solve for the missing variable

• use correct units

Solve

• First write formula S = D / T

• Plug in 50 for distance

• Plug in 25 for time

• 50 / 25 = 2

• 2 m/s

Multiple Choice

Juan ran 72 m across the football field in 8 seconds. What was his speed?

• 8 m/s

• 576 m/s

• 7 m

• 9 m/s

Multiple Choice

If a car is going 125 m/s for 13 seconds, how far does it go?

• 9.61 meters

• 1625 meters

• 1562 seconds

• 138 m/s

Match

Match the following "Kick" trials to the accurate speed values.

• Kick 1

• Kick 2

• Speed

• Acceleration

11 m/s

10 m/s

2.0 seconds

The rate at which an object travels within a certain time frame.

Speeding up, slowing down, and/or changing direction.

• 11 m/s

• 10 m/s

• 2.0 seconds

• The rate at which an object travels within a certain time frame.

• Speeding up, slowing down, and/or changing direction.

Fill in the Blanks

What is the horse's average speed in kilometers per minute?

Multiple Choice

A bus travels 20 km in 30 minutes. What is the average speed of the bus?

• 20 km/min

• 30 km/min

• 40 km/min

• 50 km/min

Multiple Choice

What is the equation to calculate time?

• time = speed/distance
• time = distance/speed 
• time = speed x distance 
• time = distance x speed

Multiple Choice

A boat travels at 22 km/hr for 10 hrs, what distance will it travel?

• 220 miles
• 2.2 km
• 220 km
• 22 km

Multiple Choice

speed =

• speed x time

• distance ➗ time

• mass x velocity

• distance ➗ speed

Fill in the Blanks

Anthony and his family went on a road trip with a friend to New York. They drove 1000 miles in 25 hours. What was Anthony’s family’s speed?