SP1-L31 Speed Practice

(Part 1) TEACHING(10-15mins)                                

1. Time,Writing speed in km/h, m/min, cm/s

2. Rate and Speed

(Part2) PRACTICE (25-40mins)

Start Time:                    End Time:              
For question 1 – 2.
The table below shows the daily payment rates for a restaurant worker. (15/p2/18f)

1. Jim worked from Tuesday to Sunday. How much was he paid?

2. If Jim was paid $110 for working 5 days continuously, which day could he have started to work?

3.  Anna swims 450m in 5 mins. Find her swimming speed in m/min.

4.   The distance between Town A and Town B is 216 km. John rides his car at a speed of 54 km/h. How long will John take to travel from Town A to Town B?

5.  A car travelled at a speed of 60 km/h for 3 ½ h. Find the distance travelled?

6.    Michael cycled at an average speed of 24 km/h. How far did he travel after cycling for 120 minutes? (10/p1/s)

(1) 5km

(2) 12 km

(3) 48 km

(4) 72 km                                                             

7.   Sharon took 10 minutes to cycle from her house to the park which was 3 km away. What was Sharon’s average speed? (18/p1/s)

For question 8 – 9.

John left Town G at 10 00 and drove to Town H at an average speed of 60 km/h. Half an hour later, Ian left Town G and drove to Town H travelling along the same route as John. He met John at a petrol station at 13 00 before reaching Town H at 1400. The petrol station was 10 km from Town H. (13/p2/s

8. Find the distance between Town G and Town H.

9. Find the average speed of Ian for the whole journey. (assuming he did not stop at the petrol station. Give your answer correct to the nearest whole number.)

10.*  A postbox is 450 m from Wendy’s house. Wendy took 10 min to walk from her house to the postbox and back again. what was her average walking speed?
Extra
1.* Tracy took ¾ h to jog 6 km. What was her average jogging speed in km/h?

2.*  Water from a tap leaks at a rate of 15 ml per min. At this rate, how much water is leaked in 2 hours? Give your answer in litres

3.*  Mary and Cindy started cycling at the same time along a 4.5 km track. Both did not change their speeds from start to finish. Mary cycled at 375 m/min. when she reached the end of the track, Cindy was 600 m behind her. What was Cindy’s cycling speed in m/min?

4.*  Danny and Elise started jogging at the same time along the route shown below. Both did not change their speeds throughout. After 35 min, Danny was at the halfway point and Elise was 300 m behind. Danny reached the end point 5 min before Elise. What was the distance of the route?

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Speed Answer Keys

1.         $140

2.         Tuesday

3.         90 m/min

4.         4 h

5.         210 km

6.         90 m/min

7.         3

8.         190 km

9.         74 km