Calculating Speed

A unusually fast zombie was chasing after Carl to eat him. What was the zombie’s speed at 6 seconds if he traveled 36 meters?

• 6 meters/seconds
• 6 seconds/meters
• .17 meters/second
• None of the above

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

Soccer ball A goes 15 feet in 3 seconds, and Ball B goes 12 feet in 2 seconds. Which ball moved the fastest?

• Soccer Ball A
• Soccer Ball B
• Their speeds are equal.

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A dog can run 50 km in 5 days and a cat can run 15 km in 3 days. What is the difference in the two speeds? (Hint: You need to subtract!)

• 10 km/day
• 5 km/day
• 15 km/day
• 50 km/day

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

What is the formula to calculate speed?

• S = t/d
• S = d/t
• S = d x t
• S = t x d

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

What is speed?

• how far you go
• how much distance is covered over a period of time
• how fast you accelerate
• the change in the location of a object

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CCSS.6.NS.B.3

To calculate average speed you _______ the distance traveled by the elapsed time.

• divide
• multiply
• square
• subtract

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CCSS.6.EE.A.2C

What is the average speed of Ben’s balloon car that takes 5 seconds to travel 15 meters. (USE CORRECT UNITS!)

• 3 m/s
• 75 m/s
• 10 m/s
• 1/5 m/s

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2

Allen travels 100 km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h

• 5km/hr
• 10km/hr
• 50km/hr
• 20km/hr

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A storm is moving toward your house at a speed of 20 km/hr.  It is now 60 km away from your house.  In what time will the storm reach your house?

• 0.3 hours
• 1200 hours
• 3 km
• 3 hours

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CCSS.6.EE.B.7

An airplane leaves Orlando, FL and travels 540 miles to Washington D.C. The flight takes 90 minutes. What is the speed of the plane?

• 0.17 m/s
• 6 m/s
• 6 s 
• 480 m/s

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CCSS.6.RP.A.1

CCSS.6.RP.A.2