Mastering Average Speed Problems

A bus travels 240 kilometers in 4 hours and then 180 kilometers in 3 hours. What is the average speed of the bus for the entire journey?

A car travels 355 kilometers in 5 hours and then 245 kilometers in 4 hours. What is the average speed of the car for the entire journey?

Pole A and Pole B are 11 meters apart. Pole B and Pole C are 39 meters apart. Eric ran from Pole A to Pole B in 3 seconds. He then ran from Pole B to Pole C in 7 seconds. Find Eric's average speed from the distance from Pole A to Pole C.

Point X and Point Y are 15 meters apart. Point Y and Point Z are 45 meters apart. Sarah walked from Point X to Point Y in 5 seconds. She then walked from Point Y to Point Z in 10 seconds. Calculate Sarah's average speed from Point X to Point Z.

Lilly swam for 90 seconds at a speed of 1.5 meters per second. She then swam another 425 meters. She took a total of 400 seconds to complete the swim. Find Lilly's average speed.

Jane jogs 25 km in 2 hours. Then she cycles for 30 km in 1.5 hours. Find her average speed.

Bill, a semi driver from Indiana, drives 220 miles from Richmond to Gary in 3 hours. He then drives 130 miles from Gary to Ft Wayne in 2 hours and 30 minutes. What was Bill's average speed?

Alice drove 3 hours at an average speed of 60 mph. After a brief stop she drives 292.5 miles in 6 hours. What was her average rate of speed?