Solving Distance Problems

If Tommy drove 300 miles in 5 hours what is his speed?

• 1,500 miles

• 60 miles per hour

• 1,500

• 60 miles

Sarah drives her car at a constant speed of 70 miles per hour. If she drives for 2.5 hours, what will her total distance be?

• 140 miles

• 175 miles per hour

• 28 miles per hour

• 175 miles

A snail can crawl at a speed of 5 cm per minute. If the snails keeps at this speed for 40 minutes, what will it's distance be?

• 200

• 200 cm

• 8 cm per minute

• 90 cm

Lexi can run 5 kilometers per hour. If she runs at this speed for 60 minutes, what is her distance?

• 300 kilometers

• 5 kilometers

• 300 kilometers per hour

• 30 kilometers

What is the length of segment PQ?

• 5

• 6

• 7

• 8

The graph shows the locations of an eagle's nest, a tree, and a pond. On the coordinate grid, each unit represents a mile.

What is the distance from the pond to the tree? Round to the nearest tenth of a mile.

Mathematical Equivalence

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• 5 units

• 6 units

• 8 units

• 10 units

On this coordinate grid, the library is located at point T, the music stores is located at point S, and the pet store is located at point R.  Each grid line represents 1 mile. How much farther, to the nearest tenth of a mile, is the music store from the library than it is from the pet store?

• 3.3

• 8.0

• 11.3

• 13.6

Which distance best represents the shortest distance from the pond to the tree? Round to the nearest tenth of a mile.

• 13.7 miles

• 15.2 miles

• 16.2 miles

• 21.0 miles

Find the length of the line segment.