Speed, Distance, Time Practice Problems

What is the speed of a car that travels 400 m in 20 minutes?

• 20 miles/hr
• 20 m/min
• 800 m/min
• 200 miles/hr

How far will a person go if they jog for 2 hours at a speed of 12 km/hr?

• 6 km
• 0.5 km
• 10 km
• 24 km

What is the equation to calculate time?

• time = speed/distance

• time = distance/speed

• time = speed x distance

• time = distance x speed

What is the equation to calculate distance?

• distance = speed/time

• distance = time/speed

• distance = speed/distance

• distance = speed x time

A hot air balloon traveled 2.5 hours at a speed of 450 km/hr. What distance did it travel?

• 87 m/s
• 1300 m/s
• 180 km
• 1,125 km

What is the average speed of a walker who walks 500 m in 400 seconds?

• 1.25 m/s
• 100 m/s
• 0.8 m/s
• 200,000 m/s

A truck travels down the highway at a speed of 110 km/hr.  How long does the trip last if the truck covered 2200 km?

• 0.05 hours
• 20 hours
• 2,090 hours
• 242,000 hours

A bird flies at a speed of 4 m/s.  It flies for 2160 seconds from its nest to the field.  How much distance did the bird cover?

• 540 meters
• 8,640 meters
• 2164 meters
• 2156 meters

A speed boat is traveling at 100 km/hr. How many hours will it take for the boat to cover a distance of 115 km?

• 1.15 hours
• 15 hours
• 0.87 hours
• 11,500 hours

A car traveled 1027.88 km from Harrisburg, PA to Chicago, IL in 11.75 hours.  What was the average speed of the car?   

• 12,077.59 m/s
• 85.67 m/s
• 1,039.63 m/s
• 87.48 m/s