Solving Speed Problems Answers

A cruise ship sailed for 9 hours at a speed of 18 miles per hour. How far did the cruise ship sail?

A snowboarder traveled at a speed of 12 meters per second for 15 seconds. How far did the snowboarder travel?

Barry rode his scooter for 24 minutes at a speed of 0.5 miles per minute. How far did he go?

The table shows the distances and times that four people ran. Without making any calculations, who ran the fastest?Data for Four People RunningNameDistanceTimeAnton3.2 miles20 minutesBetsy3.4 miles20 minutesChristine2.6 miles20 minutesDonovan2.8 miles20 minutes

Two sailboats had a race. Sailboat A traveled 40 feet every 5 seconds, and sailboat B traveled 56 feet every 8 seconds. Which sailboat won the race, and how fast was it going?

Madie drove 200 miles at a speed of 50 miles per hour. Which equation will help you find the number of hours she was driving?

When converted to speeds, which list is in order from slowest to fastest?

A cheetah ran 75 meters at a speed of 25 meters per second. How long was the cheetah running?

Irwin rode his bicycle from one end of a trail to another and back at a speed of 20 miles per hour. If the trail is 4 miles long, for how many hours was Irwin riding?

The table shows the distances and times that four rowboats traveled. Which rowboat was the fastest?Data for Four RowboatsRowboatDistanceTimeRowboat A160 meters40 secondsRowboat B150 meters50 secondsRowboat C180 meters30 secondsRowboat D100 meters20 seconds