Rate of Speed

Alan travels 100 km in 5hrs. Find his average speed in km/h

• 5km/hr

• 10km/hr

• 50km/hr

• 20km/hr

Avery likes to walk 30 feet in 10 seconds. What is her speed?

• 3 feet/sec

• 6 feet/sec

• 10 feet/sec

• 2 feet/sec

Reese can run 10 meters in 5 seconds. What is her speed?

• 5 meters/sec

• 2 meters/sec

• 5 miles/hour

• 2 miles/hour

How far will a train moving at 5.7 km/min go in 45 minutes?

• 256.5 km

• 0.12 km

• 7.89 km

Melissa drives 238 miles in 5 hours. What is her average rate of speed?

• 40 MPH

• 46 MPH

• 48 MPH

• 50 MPH

Dalila runs a 5K race at a steady rate of 11 kilometers per hour. Lulu starts a 10K race at the same time. She runs at the steady rate shown in the table. Who runs at a faster rate?

• Dalila

• Lulu

Suppose that a butterfly can fly 82 feet in 4 seconds.  A dragonfly can fly 50 feet in 2 seconds.  Which can fly faster and by how much?

• The dragonfly is 4.5 feet per second faster.

• The dragonfly is 20.5 feet per second faster.

• The butterfly is 4.5 feet per second faster. 

• The butterfly is 24 feet per second faster. 

A car started out for New Jersey traveling 50mph, three hours later a second car traveling in the same direction left traveling 75mph. How long will it take the second car to over take the first car?

Answer explanation

The car leaving later should have a higher speed

Jared rides his bicycle 6 miles in 3/5 of an hour. At this rate, how many miles could he ride in 3 hours?

• 18 miles

• 30 miles

• 12 miles

• 36 miles

The Healey family drove 192 miles in
4.5 hours. How many miles could they drive at this rate in 3 hours?

• 64 mi

• 77 mi

• 128 mi

• 184 mi