DOKs 1 & 2: Calculating Average Speed Quiz

What is the formula for calculating average speed?

If a car travels 100 kilometers in 2 hours, what is its average speed?

• 50 km/h

• 100 km/h

• 2 km/h

• 200 km/h

Which unit is commonly used to express average speed in the metric system?

• Meters per second (m/s)

• Kilograms (kg)

• Liters (L)

• Celsius (°C)

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A student walks 300 meters in 5 minutes. What is the average speed in meters per minute?

• 60 m/min

• 15 m/min

• 1500 m/min

• 305 m/min

If a runner covers 400 meters in 50 seconds, what is the average speed?

• 8 m/s

• 0.125 m/s

• 50 m/s

• 350 m/s

A cyclist travels 24 kilometers in 2 hours. What is the cyclist’s average speed in kilometers per hour?

• 12 km/h

• 22 km/h

• 48 km/h

• 26 km/h

A train moves 180 kilometers in 3 hours. What is its average speed?

• 60 km/h

• 90 km/h

• 30 km/h

• 540 km/h

A hiker walks 6 kilometers in 1.5 hours. What is the hiker’s average speed?

• 4 km/h

• 3 km/h

• 9 km/h

• 7.5 km/h

If a swimmer swims 200 meters in 4 minutes, what is the average speed in meters per second? (1 minute = 60 seconds)

• 0.83 m/s

• 12.5 m/s

• 50 m/s

• 0.5 m/s

A car travels 150 kilometers in 2.5 hours. Calculate the average speed.

• 60 km/h

• 75 km/h

• 37.5 km/h

• 52 km/h