Speed Calculation

17,600 mph

. If a rocket travels 35,200 miles in 2 hours, what is its speed?

17 mph

A dolphin keeps up with a boat for a distance of 51 miles for 3 hours. What is the dolphin's average speed?

3 km/hr

A man walks 7 km in 2 hours and 2 km in 1 hr in the the same direction. Find his average speed for the journey.

100 mph

A motorcycle travels 300 miles south in 3 hours. What is the average speed?

16 m/s

A racehorse that wins the 3200 meter Cup in a time of 200 seconds. What is the racehorse's average speed?

83.33 mi/hr

Alexis drove her car for 2 hours and drove 150 miles and then drove 350 miles in 4 hours. Find her average speed for the journey.

885 km/h

An airplane travels 4,425 kilometers west in 5 hours. What is its average speed?

60 m/s

Distance = 300 m Time = 5 sec

300 mi/min

Distance = 900 miles Time = 300 minutes

20 m/s

If a car travels 400 m in 20 seconds what is the speed?

28 km/s

What is the speed of a rocket that goes 700 kilometers in 25 seconds?

s = d/t

average speed

60km/h

average speed of a car travelling 180 km in 3 hours

7 m/s

average speed of a skateboarder travelling 840m in 120 seconds

10m/s

average speed of a sprinter running 200m in 20 seconds

30 km/h

average speed of a train travelling 60km in 30 minutes

0.75 km/h

average speed of a tram travelling 15 km in 20 hours

50km/h

average speed of a truck travelling 400km in 8 hours

d = s × t

formula for distance travelled

t = d/s

formula for time taken