Calculating speed part 2

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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What is the formula to calculate speed?

• Speed = time/distance
• Speed = distance/time
• Speed = distance x time
• Speed = time x distance

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

• divide
• multiply
• square
• subtract

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The formula for speed is:  Speed= Distance/Time
To work it out you need to...

• Add the distance and time
• Multiply the distance and time
• divide distance and time 
• subtract distance and time

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A train travels 25 km in 5 hrs. How fast is the train going?

• 25 miles/hr

• 5 km/hr

• 5 m/s

• 50 km/hr

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Car #1 that traveled 160 kilometers in 5 hours, and Car #2 traveled 140 kilometers in the same time. Which car traveled faster?

• Car #1
• Car #2
• Their speeds are equal.

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A biker rides at a speed of 15 km/hr for 3 hours. How far did he go?

• 5 hours
• 45 km
• 45 km/hr
• 0.33 km/hr

A bus drove 300 miles at a speed of 60 mi/hr. How long was the bus driving for?

• 1800 miles
• 0.2 mi/hr
• 5 mi/mi/hr
• 5 hrs

You are practicing for an upcoming 100-meter dash and documenting average speed to see your growth. Trial one you ran at 14 seconds, trial two was at 13.8 seconds, and trial three was at 13.2 seconds. What is the combined average speed of all three trials? (round answer to hundredth place – to the second decimal)

• 7.58 meters/second

• 7.14 meters/second

• 7.32 meters/second

• 7.25 meters/second

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Car A traveled 25mph for 3 hours, stopped for an hour, and then traveled 35mph for 4 hours. Car B traveled an average speed of 43 mph for 5hours. Which car traveled a greater distance?

• They both traveled the same distance
• Car A
• Car B

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