Calculating Speed

What is the speed if the distance is 35 meters and the time is 17 seconds?

• 2.06 meters per second

• 1.94 meters per second

• 2.12 meters per second

• 1.88 meters per second

What is the average speed of the school bus during the morning route if it travels a total of 46.5 miles in 1.5 hours?

• 31.00 miles per hour

• 30.00 miles per hour

• 32.00 miles per hour

• 29.00 miles per hour

It takes 7 seconds for a toy car to travel 10 meters. How fast did the toy car travel?

• 1.43 meters per second

• 0.7 meters per second

• 1.5 meters per second

• 1.2 meters per second

What is the average speed of a cruise ship that travels a total of 784 miles during its 7-day voyage?

• 112 miles per day

• 100 miles per day

• 120 miles per day

• 105 miles per day

A jaguar takes off in a sprint after its prey. The jaguar runs a distance of 500 meters in 15 seconds. What was the average speed of the jaguar?

• 33.33 meters per second

• 30.00 meters per second

• 35.00 meters per second

• 25.00 meters per second

What is the average speed of a satellite that orbits the Earth one time in 24 hours, traveling a total distance of 430,000 miles?

• 17,916.67 miles per hour

• 18,000.00 miles per hour

• 17,500.00 miles per hour

• 18,500.00 miles per hour

What was Usain Bolt's average speed when he set a world record by completing the 100 meter race in 9.58 seconds?

• 10.44 meters per second

• 9.58 meters per second

• 12.34 meters per second

• 8.75 meters per second

A farmer is plowing his field in preparation for planting. He drove his tractor a total of 78 miles in 10 hours. What was his average speed?

• 7.8 miles per hour

• 8.5 miles per hour

• 7.5 miles per hour

• 8.0 miles per hour

Find the average speed of a train that traveled 540 km in 6 hours?

• 80 km/h
• 100 km/h
• 90 km/h
• 3240 km/h

What is the average speed of a car traveling 300 miles in 3 hours?

• 45mph

• 10mph

• 100mph