Finding Distance, Rate, and Time

Amy rides her bicycle for 3 hours at a speed of 40 miles per hour. What distance did she travel?

• 121 miles

• 120 miles

• 122 miles

Answer explanation

distance = speed x time

d = 40 x 3

d = 120 miles

What is the speed of a car that travels 400 m in 20 minutes?

• 20 mph

• 20 m/min

• 200 mph

Ms. Arni travels 120 km with a speed of 60 km/hour by using car. How long is the car will reach the destination?

• 2 hours

• 3 hours

• 4 hours

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

• 300 seconds

• 200 seconds

• 100 seconds

Mason and Abigail decided to take a road trip to their beach house, cruising at a speed of 40 miles per hour for 3 1/2 hours. Can you guess how far their beach house is?

• 240 miles

• 140 miles

• 120 miles

Answer explanation

To find the distance, multiply speed by time. The Phun Family drove at 40 miles per hour for 3.5 hours: 40 x 3.5 = 140 miles. Therefore, their house is 140 miles away.

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

Mathematical Equivalence

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You jog 2 kilometers in 12 minutes. At this rate, how long will it take you to complete a 5-kilometer race?

• 24 minutes

• 6 minutes

• 30 minutes

• 4.8 minutes

Ivan is taking a 170-mile trip by car. If he drives for two hours with an average speed of 65 miles per hour, how many miles will he still need to drive to complete his trip?

• 40

• 105

• 130

• 340

The Phun Family drove 40 miles per hour for 3 1/2 hours to their shore house.

• 240 miles

• 140 miles

• 120 miles