TEKS 6.8C calculate average speed using distance and time measurements
Name ____________________
Date _______________ 6-___
Speed Calculation Practice
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Write the formula in the 1st box.
Insert all known measurements in the 2nd box.
Solve carefully. You may use a calculator.
Round to the tenths place. Write your answer with
the correct units in the 3rd box.
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1. It took Lilly 7.3 seconds to ride her bike 35.3 meters to the end of the block. What was her speed?
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2. Matthew can run the 100 meter dash in 15.2 seconds. What is his speed?
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3. A bullet travels 5000 meters in 4.4 seconds. What is the speed of the bullet?
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4. An airplane travels 600 kilometers in 2.5 hours. What is the speed of the plane?
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5. A toy car rolls down a 4 meter ramp in 5.1 seconds. What is its speed?
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6. What is the speed of a sailboat that travels 100.4 meters in 200 seconds?
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7. A cyclist travels 122.5 km in one hour. What is the speed?
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8. What is the speed of a horse that travels 250 meters in 2.5 seconds?
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9. A bird flies against the wind traveling 387.4 meters in 129 seconds. What was its speed?
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10. A jogger takes 600 seconds to run 2,541.3 meters through a park. What was the speed?
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