Worksheet on Average Speed with Solutions

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NEO Wed, Feb 02, 2022 12:15 PM UTC

Average speed worksheet. Average speed is calculated by dividing the total distance that something has traveled by the total amount of time it took to travel that distance.

1. Worksheet 15: Calculating Average Speed, Distance, and Time
1. Calculate the average speed of a car that travels 70 km in 1.5 hours.
= 46.7 km/h (rounded to one decimal places)
2. How long does it take a person running at a rate of 4 m/s to run a distance of 260 m?
Ît = 65 seconds
3. How far would a snowmobiler travel in 0.5 hours at a rate of 25 km/h?
Îd = 12.5 km
4. Melanie ran the 100 meter race in 12 seconds. What was her average speed?
= 8.3 m (rounded to one decimal point)
5. If a boat sailed for 6 hours at an average speed of 55 km/h, what distance did the boat travel?
Îd = 330 km
6. How much time did it take a plane flying at 575 km/h to travel a distance of 1700 km?
Ît = 2.96 hours (rounded to two decimal places)
Ît = 3.0 hours (rounded to one decimal point)

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