Speed, Distance & Time: Hard Test 7

15 questions · 15 minutes

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The graph shows a cyclist's ride from home and back. What was her speed on the way home?
A train 180 m long travelling at 30 m/s overtakes a train 120 m long travelling at 20 m/s in the same direction. How long does the overtaking take?
A car travels the first 60 km of a 120 km journey at 40 km/h. What speed must it average for the second 60 km so that the average for the whole journey is 48 km/h?
The table shows a runner's time for each 100 m of a 400 m race. In which section was she running fastest?
Two towns are 300 km apart. Cars set off towards each other at the same time, one at 70 km/h and the other at 80 km/h. How far from the first town do they meet?

Use the formula triangle with distance on top and speed and time below. Cover the quantity you want and the triangle shows the calculation.
Check the units first. A time of 30 minutes must become 0.5 hours before it is used with a speed in kilometres per hour.