Calculating Distance and Speed

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.8.F.B.4

CCSS.HSF.IF.B.6

What is the formula to calculate speed?

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

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CCSS.8.EE.C.7B

A runner races in the 100 meter dash.  It takes her 10 seconds to finish.  What is her average speed?

• 10 m/s
• 1000 m/s
• 100 seconds
• 10 seconds

Every summer I drive to Michigan. It is 500 miles to get there. If I average 60 mi/hr, how much time will I spend driving? 

• 8.3 hr
• 0.12 hr
• 30,000 hr

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

Kermit rides his bike at a constant speed of 12 miles per hour. How far can he travel in 2 hours?

• 1/2 mile

• 6 miles

• 24 Kilometers

• 24 miles

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

How long will a 100 mile trip take if the speed is 40 miles per hour?

• 400

• 2.5 hours

• 4,000 hours

• 2.5 miles

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CCSS.6.RP.A.3B

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

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CCSS.3.MD.A.1

What is the time if the speed is 50 miles per hour and we traveled 100 miles?

• 2 hours

• .5 hours

• 2 miles per hour

• 2 miles

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CCSS.HSF-LE.A.1B

If a boat travels at 22 km/hr for 10 hrs, what distance will it travel?

• 220 miles

• 2.2 km

• 220 km

• 22 km

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