Worksheet: Acceleration Problems
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Solve the following problems by making a list, writing the equation, filling in the equation and then
solving the problem.
1. What is the average acceleration of a car driven by Bubba if the car goes from 22.0 miles/hour to 74.0
miles/hour in 8.56s?
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2. Billy Bob’s four-wheeler will accelerate at 3.0m/s/s. If Billy Bob starts at 5.00mi/h what will be his
final speed after 4.00s?
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Equation
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3. Darla Mae is going to school in her hometown of Murphy Mississippi and she is driving the family
Tractor. How long does it take Darla Mae to go from 0.00 mi/h to her max speed of 43mi/h if she
accelerates at a rate of 3.0mi/h/s?
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Equation
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4. Elroy’s crop duster plain must reach a speed of 120mi/h to take off. If Elroy starts at a rolling speed
of 5.00mi/h and accelerates at 7.55ft/s/s, how long must his take-off field be?
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Equation
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5. Gertie Figbottom drops and egg from the hayloft in the barn. The egg falling under the influence of
gravity will take how long to hit the ground if the hayloft is 5.25 meters high?
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6. If Gertie’s egg hits her husband Claude in the head, what is the speed at which it hits his head?
Claude is 6.0ft and 2.0 inches tall. There are 2.54cm in 1.0inches.
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7. Jimbo’s suped-up camaro takes 0.0536mi to reach it max speed. If it will average an acceleration at
42.50mi/h/s, what will be his final speed if the initial speed is 0.00 mi/h?
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8. A car traveling at 120.0 Km/h comes upon Farmer Johnson’s prized 750lb Sow in the middle of the
road. If it takes the car 3.45 seconds to come to a complete stop how far from the Sow must the brakes
of the car be applied in order to stop 1.0 cm from the Sow? The rate of average rate acceleration is
6.00m/s/s.
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