Distance Speed Time : How To

I drive for 3 hours at 60 miles per hour. How far do I get?

What is the unknown in this problem?

• distance

• speed

• time

I drive for 3 hours at 60 miles per hour. How far do I get?

What equation should I use to solve this problem?

• distance = speed/time

• speed = distance/time

• distance = speed * time

I drive for 3 hours at 60 miles per hour. How far do I get?

What are the units of the answer?

• miles/hour

• miles

• hours

How long will it take me to drive 240 miles at 60 miles per hour?

what are the units of the answer to this question?

• miles/hour

• miles

• hours

How long will it take me to drive 240 miles at 60 miles per hour?

What equation will best help me answer this question?

• distance = speed * time

• time = distance * speed

• time = distance / speed

How long will it take me to drive 240 miles at 60 miles per hour?

What is the unknown variable for this question?

• time

• distance

• speed

If I live 20 miles from school and it takes me 40 minutes to get there, how fast am I driving?

What is the unknown variable for this question?

• time

• distance

• speed

If I live 20 miles from school and it takes me 40 minutes to get there, how fast am I driving?

What are the units of the answer?

• miles

• minutes

• miles/minute

If I live 20 miles from school and it takes me 40 minutes to get there, how fast am I driving?

What equation will help me answer this question?

• distance = speed/time

• speed = distance/time

• time = distance/speed

When solving a physics problem, the first thing to do is ...

• figure out what is known and unknown

• start multiplying and dividing numbers

• write the correct equation