Speed Distance & Time Quiz

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A car travelling at 90 km/h is 60 km behind a truck travelling at 60 km/h in the same direction. How long will the car take to catch the truck?
- A. 1 hour
- B. 1.5 hours
- C. 2 hours
- D. 3 hours
Two cars start together in the same direction at 55 km/h and 75 km/h. How far apart are they after 4 hours?
- A. 60 km
- B. 70 km
- C. 80 km
- D. 100 km
Two pedestrians start from the same point and walk at right angles at 3 km/h and 4 km/h. How far apart are they after 2 hours?
- A. 8 km
- B. 10 km
- C. 12 km
- D. 14 km
A cyclist travels 36 km at 18 km/h and another 48 km at 24 km/h. What is the average speed for the whole journey?
- A. 18 km/h
- B. 20 km/h
- C. 21 km/h
- D. 24 km/h
A car travels a fixed distance at 40 km/h. If the speed were 50 km/h, the trip would take 1 hour less. What is the distance?
- A. 160 km
- B. 180 km
- C. 200 km
- D. 220 km
A boat moves at 12 km/h in still water, and the river current is 3 km/h. How long does the boat take to travel 45 km downstream?
- A. 2 hours
- B. 2.5 hours
- C. 3 hours
- D. 3.75 hours
A bus travels 240 km at 60 km/h and stops for 1 hour during the trip. What is its overall average speed?
- A. 40 km/h
- B. 45 km/h
- C. 48 km/h
- D. 50 km/h
A delivery vehicle must average 60 km/h over a 300-km route. After travelling 120 km in 2.5 hours, how much time remains to finish on schedule?
- A. 2 hours
- B. 2.5 hours
- C. 3 hours
- D. 3.5 hours
A pedestrian walking at 5 km/h is 3 km ahead of a cyclist travelling at 20 km/h. How many minutes does the cyclist need to catch the pedestrian?
- A. 8 minutes
- B. 10 minutes
- C. 12 minutes
- D. 15 minutes
A train travels at 72 km/h for 45 seconds. What distance does it cover?
- A. 720 m
- B. 800 m
- C. 900 m
- D. 1,000 m
A vehicle travels 600 km. For the first 4 hours it averages 90 km/h. What speed must it average for the final 240 km to complete the trip in 7 hours total?
- A. 70 km/h
- B. 80 km/h
- C. 90 km/h
- D. 100 km/h
A bus travels at 50 km/h and arrives 30 minutes late. If it had travelled at 60 km/h, it would have arrived on time. What is the route distance?
- A. 120 km
- B. 150 km
- C. 180 km
- D. 200 km
Two athletes run a 1,000-metre race at 10 m/s and 8 m/s. By how many metres does the faster athlete win?
- A. 160 m
- B. 180 m
- C. 200 m
- D. 250 m
A runner completes two full laps of a 500-metre track in 4 minutes. What is the average speed?
- A. 10 km/h
- B. 12 km/h
- C. 15 km/h
- D. 18 km/h
A bus travels at 72 km/h for 25 minutes. How far does it travel?
- A. 24 km
- B. 30 km
- C. 36 km
- D. 42 km
A car starts at 8:20 AM and travels for 3 hours 45 minutes. At what time does it arrive?
- A. 11:55 AM
- B. 12:05 PM
- C. 12:15 PM
- D. 12:25 PM
A person walks at 5 km/h for 2 hours and then at 8 km/h for 1.5 hours. What total distance is covered?
- A. 18 km
- B. 20 km
- C. 22 km
- D. 24 km
A cyclist travels 15 km in 50 minutes. What is the speed in km/h?
- A. 15 km/h
- B. 18 km/h
- C. 20 km/h
- D. 22.5 km/h
A train is scheduled to cover 300 km in 5 hours. After travelling 120 km in 2.5 hours, what speed must it maintain for the remaining distance to arrive on time?
- A. 60 km/h
- B. 70 km/h
- C. 72 km/h
- D. 80 km/h
A driver increases speed from 50 km/h to 60 km/h for a 300-km trip. How much time is saved?
- A. 30 minutes
- B. 45 minutes
- C. 1 hour
- D. 1.5 hours

Speed Distance & Time Quiz

Speed Distance & Time · Inventions Quiz

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A car travelling at 90 km/h is 60 km behind a truck travelling at 60 km/h in the same direction. How long will the car take to catch the truck?

Two cars start together in the same direction at 55 km/h and 75 km/h. How far apart are they after 4 hours?

Two pedestrians start from the same point and walk at right angles at 3 km/h and 4 km/h. How far apart are they after 2 hours?

A cyclist travels 36 km at 18 km/h and another 48 km at 24 km/h. What is the average speed for the whole journey?

A car travels a fixed distance at 40 km/h. If the speed were 50 km/h, the trip would take 1 hour less. What is the distance?

A boat moves at 12 km/h in still water, and the river current is 3 km/h. How long does the boat take to travel 45 km downstream?

A bus travels 240 km at 60 km/h and stops for 1 hour during the trip. What is its overall average speed?

A delivery vehicle must average 60 km/h over a 300-km route. After travelling 120 km in 2.5 hours, how much time remains to finish on schedule?

A pedestrian walking at 5 km/h is 3 km ahead of a cyclist travelling at 20 km/h. How many minutes does the cyclist need to catch the pedestrian?

A train travels at 72 km/h for 45 seconds. What distance does it cover?

A vehicle travels 600 km. For the first 4 hours it averages 90 km/h. What speed must it average for the final 240 km to complete the trip in 7 hours total?

A bus travels at 50 km/h and arrives 30 minutes late. If it had travelled at 60 km/h, it would have arrived on time. What is the route distance?

Two athletes run a 1,000-metre race at 10 m/s and 8 m/s. By how many metres does the faster athlete win?

A runner completes two full laps of a 500-metre track in 4 minutes. What is the average speed?

A bus travels at 72 km/h for 25 minutes. How far does it travel?

A car starts at 8:20 AM and travels for 3 hours 45 minutes. At what time does it arrive?

A person walks at 5 km/h for 2 hours and then at 8 km/h for 1.5 hours. What total distance is covered?

A cyclist travels 15 km in 50 minutes. What is the speed in km/h?

A train is scheduled to cover 300 km in 5 hours. After travelling 120 km in 2.5 hours, what speed must it maintain for the remaining distance to arrive on time?

A driver increases speed from 50 km/h to 60 km/h for a 300-km trip. How much time is saved?