Solving Distance Problems

Shona cycles at an average speed of 8km/h. How far has she travelled if she cycles for 4 hours?

• 55km

• 32km

• 43km

• 32miles

Joanna drives for 400km at an average speed of 80km/h. How long was her journey?

• Joanna's journey was 5hrs long

• Joanna's journey was 10hrs long

• Joanna's journey was 20hrs long

• Joanna's journey was 15hrs long

A car travels 240 miles in 4 hours. At this rate, how many miles will the car travel in 6 hours?

• 360

• 480

• 320

• 160

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

Find speed when distance is 142 km and time is 2 hours.

• 71km/hr

• 52km/hr

• 17km/hr

• 90km/hr

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

A ladybug moves from 2 cm to 7 cm in 25 seconds. What is the speed of the ladybug? (Hint: to find the total distance, you have to subtract)

• 5 cm/sec

• 0.2 cm/sec

• 12 cm/sec

• 3.57 cm/sec

Dave runs a 400 m race with a speed of 4 m/s. What time will it take him to finish the race?

• 400 minutes

• 100 minutes

• 100 seconds 

• 25 seconds 

If a car travels at 40 km/hr for 4 hours, how much distance has it covered?

• 160 km

• 140 km

• 120 km

• 100 km

If a person ran 32 kilometers at a rate of 8 kilometers/hr, how long did she run?

• 6 hours

• 8 hours

• 4 hours

• 12 hours