Distance Formula Word Problems

Coach Alvarado drew his football team’s next play on the coordinate grid. He placed Kaleem at (1, 3). He will be passing the ball to Jeremy at (−6, 3). What is the distance, of the pass from Kaleem to Jeremy?

• 7

• 49

• 7.03

• 50

Fred is at Bojangles which is 2 miles west and 4 miles north of the school. Barney is at Pelicans which is 4 miles east and six miles south of the school. How far apart are Fred and Barney?

• 11.66

• 136

• 64

• 8.25

Choose the correct formula for: Distance, rate and time

• D = rt

• A = lw

• V = lwh

• P = 2l + 2w

Which formula would you use to solve the problem: A car traveled 640 miles in 10 hours. Find the average speed.

• D = rt

• A = lw

• P = 2l + 2w

• V = lwh

An odometer measures distance. The odometer on Jaylen's bicycle shows 105 miles, which is 57 more miles than the odometer on Lara's bicycle. How many miles are shown on the odometer of Lara's bicycle? Let m be the number of miles shown on Lara's odometer.

• m + 57 = 105

• 57 - m = 105

• 57m = 105

• m / 57 = 105

If the problem ask you to find the distance around a circle, which formula should you use?

• r = d/2

• d = 2r

• C = πd

• A = πr²

Find the distance between J and K.

• 8.2

• 7.7

• 9

• 10.2

Find the distance.

• 7.1

• 7.8

• 8.7

• 8.9

Find the distance between (-12, 1) and (12, -1).

• 24.05

• 24.06

• 24.07

• 24.08

Find the distance between (3, 24) and (7, 56).

• 32.1

• 32.2

• 32.3

• 32.4