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EP.M123 Distance, Speed and Time Problems

GL ASSESSMENT GL-11PLUS-MATHS · Calculators not allowed · about 55 minutes
Total Marks
Name: _______________________________    Date: ____ / ____ / ______
Answer ALL questions. Show all your working.
1
A car travels at 60 km/h for 2.5 hours. How far does it travel?
  • A) 120 km
  • B) 130 km
  • C) 150 km
  • D) 180 km
  • E) 240 km
(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)
2
A lorry covers 90 km in 1.5 hours. Work out its average speed in km/h.
(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)
3
A walker goes 5 km at an average speed of 4 km/h. Work out how long the walk takes, giving your answer in hours and minutes.
(Total for Question 3 is 2 marks)
4
A vehicle travels 48 km in 40 minutes. Calculate its speed in km/h.
(Total for Question 4 is 2 marks)
5
A car drives 30 km at 60 km/h then continues for 70 km at 70 km/h. Calculate the average speed for the entire 100 km journey. Give your answer as a fraction or to 2 decimal places.
(Total for Question 5 is 3 marks)
6
A cyclist moves at 10 m/s for 1 minute. How far does the cyclist travel in metres?
(Total for Question 6 is 1 mark)
7
A train travels at 80 km/h. How long does it take to go 200 km?
  • A) 2 hours
  • B) 2 hours 15 minutes
  • C) 2 hours 30 minutes
  • D) 2 hours 45 minutes
  • E) 3 hours
(Total for Question 7 is 1 mark)
8
Two towns A and B are 150 km apart. A car leaves A at 09:00 travelling towards B at 50 km/h. At 10:00 a second car leaves B towards A at 60 km/h. At what time do they meet? Give your answer to the nearest minute.
(Total for Question 8 is 3 marks)
9
A runner averages 12 km/h for 20 minutes. How far does the runner go?
  • A) 2.0 km
  • B) 3.0 km
  • C) 4.0 km
  • D) 5.0 km
  • E) 6.0 km
(Total for Question 9 is 1 mark)
10
Jan runs 5 km to a park at 8 km/h and returns 5 km at 5 km/h. Calculate her average speed for the whole trip. Give your answer to 2 decimal places.
(Total for Question 10 is 2 marks)
11
A drone travels 4,500 m at 5 m/s. Calculate how long this journey takes, giving your answer in minutes.
(Total for Question 11 is 2 marks)
12
A car goes for 30 minutes at 40 km/h then for 1 hour at 60 km/h. What is its average speed for the whole journey? Give your answer to 2 decimal places.
  • A) 50.00 km/h
  • B) 52.00 km/h
  • C) 53.33 km/h
  • D) 54.00 km/h
  • E) 55.00 km/h
(Total for Question 12 is 1 mark)
13
A driver covers 210 km at an average speed of 70 km/h. How long does the journey take?
(Total for Question 13 is 1 mark)
14
A cyclist goes to a village at 12 km/h and returns at 8 km/h. The whole trip takes 5 hours. Find the one-way distance to the village.
(Total for Question 14 is 3 marks)
15
A lorry overtakes a slower vehicle. The lorry travels at 50 km/h and the slower vehicle at 40 km/h. How long does it take the lorry to be 1 km ahead of the slower vehicle? Give your answer in minutes.
(Total for Question 15 is 2 marks)
16
A driver travels 60 km at 80 km/h then 40 km at 40 km/h. What is the average speed for the entire journey? Give your answer to 2 decimal places.
  • A) 55.00 km/h
  • B) 56.25 km/h
  • C) 57.14 km/h
  • D) 58.33 km/h
  • E) 60.00 km/h
(Total for Question 16 is 1 mark)
17
A jogger covers 5 km in 20 minutes. Work out the jogger's speed in km/h.
(Total for Question 17 is 1 mark)
18
A van travels 90 km from a depot to a site, at an average speed of 60 km/h. It returns along a different route of length 100 km, taking 2 hours 12 minutes. Find the difference between the outward and return average speeds, giving your answer to 1 decimal place.
(Total for Question 18 is 3 marks)
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