Solving for Speed

What is the equation to calculate speed?

• speed = distance / time

• speed = time / distance

• speed = time x distance

• speed = distance - time

What is the equation to calculate time?

• time = speed / distance

• time = distance / speed

• time = speed x distance

• time = distance x speed

What is the equation to calculate distance?

• distance = speed / time

• distance = time / speed

• distance = speed / distance

• distance = speed x time

Which of the following is a unit of speed? (check all that apply)

• km/hr

• hr

• cm

• m/s

• mi/hr

Which of the following is a unit of time? (check all that apply)

• km/hr

• hr

• s

• min

• km

Which of the following is a unit of distance? (Choose all that apply)

• sec

• mi

• m/s

• km

• hours

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

• 20 miles/hr

• 20 m/min

• 800 m/min

• 200 miles/hr

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NGSS.MS-PS3-1

What is the speed of a man who runs 10 miles in 1 hr?

• 20 miles

• 10 m/min

• 10 miles/hr

• 20 hrs

A train travels 25 km in .5 hrs. How fast is the train going?

• 25 miles/hr

• 5 miles/hr

• 125 km/hr

• 50 km/hr

A car travels 30 miles/hr for 3 hours, calculate the distance it will travel.

• 90 miles

• 10 miles

• 33 miles

• 90 km