Rate Time and Distance

If the rate of snowfall is 4/5 inches per hour, what ratio matches this rate?

• 4 inches: 5 minutes

• 4/5 inches

• 4 hours : 5 inches

• 4 inches : 5 hours

If the rate of rainfall is 1/5 inches per hour, what ratio matches this rate?

• 1 hour : 5 inches

• 1 inch : 5 hours

• 1/5 inches

• 1/5 hours

If a train travels at a speed of 100 km/hr, how far will it travel in half an hour?

• 100 km

• 50 km

• 25 km

• 10 km

If a jogger runs a 10-kilometer race in 60 minutes, what is her average speed?

• 10 km/hr

• 5 km/hr

• 6 km/hr

• 1.66 km/hr

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

An aircraft carrier travels a distance of 1,000 km in 3 days. What is its average rate of speed?

• 1,000 km/hr

• 3,000 km/hr

• 333.3 km/hr

• 13.9 km/hr

A train leaves Boston traveling at a speed of 90 km/hr. How much distance will it cover in five hours?

• 45 km

• 450 km

• 180 km

• 18 km

If a train travels 1,600 km in 16 hours, how fast is it moving?

• 60 km/hr

• 100 km/hr

• 120 km/hr

• 90 km/hr

A crosstown bus travels 8 kilometers in 45 minutes. What is its average rate of speed?

• 4 km/hr

• 6.67 km/hr

• 8 km/hr

• 10.67 km/hr

Which of the following steps is important in solving distance, rate, and time problems?

• Working quickly.

• Doing the whole problem in your head.

• Drawing diagrams.

• Memorizing the average speeds of different trains.