Distance Rate and Time Word Problems

What is the speed of a cheetah that travels 112.0 m in 4.0 s?

• 0.0357 m/s

• 28 m/s

• 0.036 m/s

• 28.0 m/s

Avery likes to walk 30 feet in 10 seconds. What is her speed?

• 3 feet/sec

• 6 feet/sec

• 10 feet/sec

• 2 feet/sec

Reese rides her bike 10 miles in 5 hours.
Avery rides her bike 15 miles in 5 hours. Which girl rides her bike faster?

• Reese

• Avery 

Reese can run 10 meters in 5 seconds. What is her speed?

• 5 meters/sec

• 2 meters/sec

• 5 miles/hour

• 2 miles/hour

What is the rate formula?

• R=D/T

• R=D*T

• R=T/D

• We did not learn this

Michael rides his bike at a constant speed of 12 miles per hour. How far can he travel in 2 hours?

• 1/2 mile

• 6 miles

• 24 Kilometers

• 24 miles

Joanna drives for 400 km at an average speed of 80 km per hour. How long was her journey?

• Joanna's journey was 5hrs long

• Joanna's journey was 10hrs long

• Joanna's journey was 20hrs long

• Joanna's journey was 15hrs long

A taxi drove 42 miles over a period of 2 hours. What was the taxi's rate of speed?

• 21 mph

• 22 mph

• 24 mph

• 23 mph

If a person ran 32 kilometers at a rate of 8 km per hr, how long did he run?

• a. 6 hours

• b. 8 hours

• c. 4 hours

• d. 12 hours

Sean ran around the track for a total of 2 miles. He runs at a rate of 10 miles per hour. How long was he on the track?

• 12 min

• 16 min

• 14 min

• 18 min