Speed Calculations

What is the speed of a car travelling 50m in 4s?

• 200 m/s

• 12.5 m/s

• 12.5 m

• 200m

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

How far does a lorry move if it is travelling at 12m/s for 180s?

• 2160 m

• 0.06 m

• 15 m

• 21.6 m

How long does it take a car to travel 40m at 12m/s?

• 4.8 s

• 480 s

• 3.33 s

• 33.3 s

What is the speed of a car that travels 0.5 km in 1 min?

• 0.5 m/s

• 8.33 m/s

• 0.008 m/s

• 500 m/s

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CCSS.8.EE.B.5

How far does a truck move if it's travelling at 15m/s for 20 min?

• 18000 m

• 300 m

• 0.75 m

• 180 km

How long does it take to travel a distance of 2 km at a speed of 16 m/s?

• 32 s

• 32000 s

• 0.125 s

• 125 s

A bike racer is riding on his new bike at Silverstone. The track is 4 km long. What is his average speed if he does a lap in 2 min 10 sec?

• 1.90 m/s

• 30.77 m/s

• 0.03 m/s

• 520 m/s

A team of rowers are training on the River Lagan. The captain gets there early and warms up. It takes him 30 s to row 100m in the direction of the water flow. What is his speed?

• 3000 m/s

• 0.3 m/s

• 3.33 m/s

• 0 m/s

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

The team of 8 rowers row 500 m in 180 s. If they keep going at the same speed, how long does it take them to row 2 km?

• 2.78 s

• 12 min

• 725 s

• 90000 s

The captain decides to show the team how it's done. He rows 2 km in 7 min. What's his speed?

• 14 m/s

• 0.29 m/s

• 0.21 m/s

• 4.76 m/s