Speed Word Problems

Acep drove from Tegal to Solo at a constant speed of 45 km/h. At the same time, Bambang drove from Solo towards Tegal. After 4h 12 min, Bambang had driven a distance of 235 km and he was 25 km away to meet Acep. What was the distance between Tegal and Solo?

• 399 km

• 424 km

• 449 km

• 479 km

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

Myrtle sailed a distance of 10 km 800 m at a speed of 180 m/min. If she wants to take 15 minutes faster to sail the same distance, at what speed must she sail?

• 200 m/min

• 215 m/min

• 240 m/min

• 255 m/min

Tags

CCSS.5.MD.A.1

Nikolai took 2 h 30 min to travel 115 km from Preston to Racoon City. He took another 2 h to travel 155 km to Quillermo. What was the average speed for the whole journey?

• 37.78 km/h

• 60 km/h

• 61.75 km/h

• 66.25 km/h

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3

Lexy and Dino started biking at constant speed from the same point in opposite direction. After biking for 20 minutes, they were 12 km apart. Lexy biked at a speed of 360 m/min. Find Dino's speed.

• 320 m/min

• 300 m/min

• 250 m/min

• 240 m/min

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.4A

A cable car travelled at a speed of 185 m/min. Find the distance covered after a quarter hour.

• 2.775 km

• 2.96 km

• 5.55 km

• 8.325 km

Tags

CCSS.5.MD.A.1

Tengku and Wisnu competed in a 100-m swimming race. Tengku swam at a constant speed of 1.25 m/s. Wisnu swam at a constant speed of 0.9 m/s. How far was Wisnu from Tengku when Tengku reached the finishing line?

• 10 m

• 18 m

• 22 m

• 28 m

Tags

CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

Jamie took 6 min to walk from his home to his cafe at a speed of 50 m/min. He took 10 min to walk from his cafe back to his home. What was his average walking speed for the return trip?

• 30 m/min

• 40 m/min

• 60 m/min

• 70 m/min

Tags

CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

A space rover travelled one third of its journey on Mars surface in 50 min. It then travelled the remaining 34 km in 2 h 30 min . Find the space rover average speed for the whole journey.

• 15.3 km/h

• 17 km/h

• 20.4 km/h

• 23.5 km/h

Tags

CCSS.7.NS.A.3