Distance Word Problems

A car travels 300 km in 6 hours. What is the average speed of the car (in km/hr)?

• 0.02 km/hr
• 1,800 km/hr
• 50 km/hr
• 50 km

What is the speed of a jet plane that flies 7200 km in 9 hours ( in km/hr)

• 800 km/hr
• 80 km/hr
• 800 hrs
• 64,800 km/hr

A storm is moving toward your house at a speed of 20 km/hr.  It is now 60 km away from your house.  In what time will the storm reach your house?

• 0.3 hours
• 1200 hours
• 3 km
• 3 hours

An airplane leaves Orlando, FL and travels 540 miles to Washington D.C. The flight takes 90 minutes. What is the speed of the plane?

• 0.17 m/s
• 6 m/s
• 6 s 
• 480 m/s

A rocket is launched from the launch pad at a speed of 700 km/hr.  How far will the rocket have traveled after 1.0 hour?

• 699 km
• 700 km
• 350 km
• 700 hours

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

You are traveling at 100 km/hr to make it to work on time.  You have to be to work in .25 hours or you will be late.  You have 16 km to travel.  Will you make it to work on time?

• Yes
• No

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