Calculating for Speed

Xavier runs during gym class. He runs 100 meters in 10 seconds. What is his speed in meters per second?

• 15 m/s

• 10 m/s

• 5 m/s

• 12 m/s

In a Fall Trip, the 6th grade students drove to Austin, which is 180 miles away. It takes them 3 hours to get there. What was the bus's speed in miles per hour?

• 60 mph

• 50 mph

• 30 mph

• 55 mph

Beyonce hits a volleyball to Cardi. The ball travels 16 meters in 8 seconds. What is the speed of the ball in meters per seconds?

• 3 m/s

• 5 m/s

• 2 m/s

• 4 m/s

What is the best Houston sports team?

• Rockets

• Dynamo

• Texans

• Astros

You need to get to science class in 90 seconds after leaving Ms. William's class, which is 45 meters away. In order not to be tardy, how fast do you need to travel to make it on time in meters per seconds? (HINT: double check your placement in the formula for this problem)

• 5 m/s

• 0.5 m/s

• 0.2 m/s

• 10 m/s

Jay-Z is driving a remote control car down the hallway. The car goes 60 meters in 15 seconds. What is the car’s speed in meters per second?

• 3 ms

• 6 m/s

• 5 m/s

• 4 m/s

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Pancho runs the first 1600 meters of a race in 200 seconds. What is his speed in meters per second?

• 5 m/s

• 9 m/s

• 8 m/s

• 10 m/s

Who wore it best?

• Neither, he needs to go shopping

• The cup

• The boy

• I'd wear that!

Drake rides his skateboard 1500 meters in 15 minutes. How fast did Drake go in his skateboard in meters per minute?

• 110 m/m

• 120 m/m

• 50 m/m

• 100 m/m

A comet travels 30,000 kilometers in 15 minutes. What is the speed of the comet in kilometers per minute?

• 2,200 km/m

• 1,000 km/m

• 2,000 km/m

• 1,800 km/m

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