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Calculations

Use the formula for speed to help you answer the questions on this page. You can print this page and turn it in completed for extra credit.

What is the speed if:
distance is 200km
time is 4 hours

What is the speed if:
distance is 300m
time is 4 seconds

What is the distance if
s = 50 km/hr
t = 3 hours

What is the distance if
s = 160 m/min
t = 20 min


Complete the chart. Be sure to write out the units for each speed.

Distance Time Speed
10 meters 1 second 10 m/sec
40 meters 2 seconds


75 millimeters 3 seconds


5 kilometers 10 hours


25 centimeters 100 seconds


75 meters 100 hours


18 centimeters 36 seconds


10 centimeters 1/2 second (.5 sec.)


50 millimeters 1/2 second (.5 sec.)


Complete the chart. Be sure to write out the units for each time.
Distance Time Speed
33 meters


11 m/sec
45 centimeters


15 cm/hour
100 kilometers


3 km/minute
25 meters


50 m/minute
75 centimeters


25 cm/sec
121 meters


11 m/hour
6 meters


1/2 m/sec (.5 m/sec)
1/2 meter (.5 meter)


1 m/sec



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