Let's solve each problem step by step, using the formula for
average speed:
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Average Speed = Distance ÷ Time
We’ll go through each section (A, B, C) and solve every question.
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Section A
#### 1) A car travels at 60 km per hour for 3 hours. How far does it travel?
Use:
Distance = Speed × Time
= 60 km/h × 3 h =
180 km
✔ Answer: 180 km
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#### 2) Travelling at 80 mph, how long does it take a train to travel 400 miles?
Use:
Time = Distance ÷ Speed
= 400 miles ÷ 80 mph =
5 hours
✔ Answer: 5 hours
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#### 3) A car travels 280 km in 4 hours. Write down the average speed.
Average Speed = Distance ÷ Time
= 280 km ÷ 4 h =
70 km/h
✔ Answer: 70 km/h
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#### 4) A cyclist completes 175 miles in 7 hours.
Average Speed = 175 miles ÷ 7 h = 25 mph
✔ Answer: 25 mph
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#### 5) A runner covers 7 km in 30 minutes.
First, convert time to hours:
30 minutes = 0.5 hours
Average Speed = 7 km ÷ 0.5 h = 14 km/h
✔ Answer: 14 km/h
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Section B
#### 1) A car travels 155 km in 2 hours 30 minutes.
Convert time:
2 hours 30 minutes = 2.5 hours
Average Speed = 155 km ÷ 2.5 h = 62 km/h
✔ Answer: 62 km/h
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#### 2) A train travels 85 km in 25 minutes.
Convert time to hours:
25 minutes = 25/60 = 5/12 ≈ 0.4167 hours
Average Speed = 85 km ÷ (25/60) h = 85 ÷ (5/12) = 85 × (12/5) = 204 km/h
✔ Answer: 204 km/h
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#### 3) A plane has a flight time of 4h:35m. If the plane had an average speed of 450 km/h, how far did it travel?
Convert time:
4h 35m = 4 + 35/60 = 4 + 0.5833 = 4.5833 hours
Distance = Speed × Time
= 450 km/h × 4.5833 h ≈
2062.5 km
✔ Answer: 2062.5 km
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#### 4) Leaving at 2:38 pm, a train travels 244 km at 80 km/h. When does it arrive?
Time = Distance ÷ Speed
= 244 km ÷ 80 km/h = 3.05 hours
Convert 0.05 hours to minutes:
0.05 × 60 = 3 minutes → So total time =
3 hours 3 minutes
Add to departure time:
2:38 pm + 3 hours = 5:38 pm
5:38 pm + 3 minutes =
5:41 pm
✔ Answer: 5:41 pm
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Section C
#### 1) A runner travels 180 metres in 20 seconds. Find their average speed in km/h.
Step 1: Convert distance to km
180 m = 0.18 km
Step 2: Convert time to hours
20 seconds = 20/3600 = 1/180 hours ≈ 0.005556 h
Speed = 0.18 km ÷ (1/180) h = 0.18 × 180 = 32.4 km/h
✔ Answer: 32.4 km/h
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#### 2) A car travels from A to C through B.
- A to B: 39 km at 65 km/h
- B to C: completed at 55 km/h in 72 minutes
Find
average speed for entire journey A to C.
We need:
- Total distance
- Total time
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Part A to B:
- Distance = 39 km
- Speed = 65 km/h
- Time = Distance ÷ Speed = 39 ÷ 65 = 0.6 hours = 36 minutes
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Part B to C:
- Time = 72 minutes = 72/60 = 1.2 hours
- Speed = 55 km/h
- Distance = Speed × Time = 55 × 1.2 =
66 km
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Total Journey:
- Total distance = 39 km + 66 km =
105 km
- Total time = 0.6 h + 1.2 h =
1.8 hours
Average Speed = Total Distance ÷ Total Time
= 105 km ÷ 1.8 h =
58.33... km/h ≈ 58.3 km/h
✔ Answer: 58.3 km/h (or exactly 175/3 km/h)
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✔ Final Answers Summary
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Section A
1. 180 km
2. 5 hours
3. 70 km/h
4. 25 mph
5. 14 km/h
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Section B
1. 62 km/h
2. 204 km/h
3. 2062.5 km
4. 5:41 pm
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Section C
1. 32.4 km/h
2. 58.3 km/h
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