Calculating Velocity Practice Problems
1.) A rollercoaster travels 100 meters in 4 seconds. What is the average speed of the
rollercoaster?
2.) A bicyclist travels 240 meters in 2 minutes. Find the average speed of the bicyclist in
meters per second. (Hint: Convert 2 minutes to seconds first.)
3.) A runner travels at an average speed of 8 m/s for 30 seconds. What distance did he
travel?
4.) A toy car is rolling down the track at a speed of 4.5 m/s. How long does it take to get
across the 8 meter long track?
5.) A dragster races with a velocity of 200 m/s for 10 seconds. How far has the dragster
gone at the end of 10 seconds?