Distance Problems

Which of the following is true?

• Distance = Rate / Time

• Distance = Rate x Time

• Distance = Rate + Time

Alejandra drove from Michigan to Colorado to visit her friend. The speed limit on the highway is 70 miles/hour. If Alejandra’s combined driving time for the trip was 14 hours, how many miles did Alejandra drive?

• 980 miles

• 5 miles per hour

• 980 miles per hour

• 700 miles

Sarah drives her car at a constant speed of 70 miles per hour. If she drives for 2.5 hours, what will her total distance be?

• 140 miles

• 175 miles per hour

• 28 miles per hour

• 175 miles

A snail can crawl at a speed of 5 cm per minute. If the snails keeps at this speed for 40 minutes, what will it's distance be?

• 200

• 200 cm

• 8 cm per minute

• 90 cm

Using the distance formula, what is the distance between (0, 0) and (6, 8)?

• 10

• 14

• 8

What is the distance between the points (0, 0) and (12, 16)?

• 20

• 28

• 5 units

• 6 units

• 8 units

• 10 units

Find the measure of BC.

• 4√17

• √272

• 4

• 12

Using the distance formula, what is the distance between the points (2, 2) and (-3, -2)?

• 5

Using the distance formula, find the distance between the points (-5, 7) and (-1, 3).

• 4

• 8