Speed Distance & Time Quiz

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A bus covers 150 km at 50 km/h and 120 km at 40 km/h. What is its average speed?
- A. 40 km/h
- B. 42 km/h
- C. 45 km/h
- D. 48 km/h
Two cyclists are 90 km apart and ride in the same direction at 30 km/h and 45 km/h, with the faster cyclist behind. How long until the faster cyclist catches the slower one?
- A. 4 hours
- B. 5 hours
- C. 6 hours
- D. 7 hours
Car A leaves a town at 8:00 AM travelling at 40 km/h. Car B leaves the same town at 9:00 AM in the same direction at 60 km/h. At what time will Car B catch Car A?
- A. 10:00 AM
- B. 10:30 AM
- C. 11:00 AM
- D. 11:30 AM
In a 600-metre race, A runs at 6 m/s and B at 5 m/s. How many seconds after A does B finish?
- A. 10 seconds
- B. 15 seconds
- C. 20 seconds
- D. 25 seconds
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 cyclist covers 60 km at 20 km/h. If the cyclist increases speed by 5 km/h, how many minutes are saved?
- A. 24 minutes
- B. 30 minutes
- C. 36 minutes
- D. 40 minutes
A truck travels 360 km at an average moving speed of 72 km/h and stops for 1 hour. What is the overall average speed?
- A. 54 km/h
- B. 60 km/h
- C. 62 km/h
- D. 66 km/h
A car takes 6 hours to cover a route at 50 km/h. How much time would be saved by travelling at 75 km/h?
- A. 1 hour
- B. 1.5 hours
- C. 2 hours
- D. 2.5 hours
A car travels 280 km. If its speed is reduced from 70 km/h to 56 km/h, how much extra time is required?
- A. 30 minutes
- B. 45 minutes
- C. 1 hour
- D. 1.5 hours
Two vehicles cover the same distance at speeds in the ratio 3:4. If the slower vehicle takes 80 minutes, how long does the faster vehicle take?
- A. 50 minutes
- B. 55 minutes
- C. 60 minutes
- D. 65 minutes
A runner completes a 600-metre track in 2 minutes. What is the speed in km/h?
- A. 15 km/h
- B. 18 km/h
- C. 20 km/h
- D. 24 km/h
A car travels for 20 minutes at 30 km/h and 40 minutes at 60 km/h. What is its average speed for the full hour?
- A. 40 km/h
- B. 45 km/h
- C. 50 km/h
- D. 55 km/h
Two cars start 360 km apart and drive directly toward each other at 50 km/h and 70 km/h. After how many hours will they meet?
- A. 2 hours
- B. 2.5 hours
- C. 3 hours
- D. 4 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 runner completes one full 400-metre lap in 80 seconds. What is the magnitude of the runner's average velocity for the lap?
- A. 0 m/s
- B. 2.5 m/s
- C. 5 m/s
- D. 8 m/s
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
A traveller covers a route at 30 km/h and takes 8 hours. What speed would reduce the journey time by 2 hours?
- A. 35 km/h
- B. 40 km/h
- C. 45 km/h
- D. 50 km/h
A scooter covers 27 km in 36 minutes. What is its speed in km/h?
- A. 40 km/h
- B. 45 km/h
- C. 50 km/h
- D. 54 km/h
A boat travels downstream at 18 km/h and upstream at 10 km/h. What is its speed in still water?
- A. 12 km/h
- B. 14 km/h
- C. 16 km/h
- D. 18 km/h
A vehicle covers a journey in 10 hours at 48 km/h. What speed is required to complete the same journey in 8 hours?
- A. 54 km/h
- B. 56 km/h
- C. 60 km/h
- D. 64 km/h

Speed Distance & Time Quiz

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A bus covers 150 km at 50 km/h and 120 km at 40 km/h. What is its average speed?

Two cyclists are 90 km apart and ride in the same direction at 30 km/h and 45 km/h, with the faster cyclist behind. How long until the faster cyclist catches the slower one?

Car A leaves a town at 8:00 AM travelling at 40 km/h. Car B leaves the same town at 9:00 AM in the same direction at 60 km/h. At what time will Car B catch Car A?

In a 600-metre race, A runs at 6 m/s and B at 5 m/s. How many seconds after A does B finish?

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

A cyclist covers 60 km at 20 km/h. If the cyclist increases speed by 5 km/h, how many minutes are saved?

A truck travels 360 km at an average moving speed of 72 km/h and stops for 1 hour. What is the overall average speed?

A car takes 6 hours to cover a route at 50 km/h. How much time would be saved by travelling at 75 km/h?

A car travels 280 km. If its speed is reduced from 70 km/h to 56 km/h, how much extra time is required?

Two vehicles cover the same distance at speeds in the ratio 3:4. If the slower vehicle takes 80 minutes, how long does the faster vehicle take?

A runner completes a 600-metre track in 2 minutes. What is the speed in km/h?

A car travels for 20 minutes at 30 km/h and 40 minutes at 60 km/h. What is its average speed for the full hour?

Two cars start 360 km apart and drive directly toward each other at 50 km/h and 70 km/h. After how many hours will they meet?

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

A runner completes one full 400-metre lap in 80 seconds. What is the magnitude of the runner's average velocity for the lap?

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 traveller covers a route at 30 km/h and takes 8 hours. What speed would reduce the journey time by 2 hours?

A scooter covers 27 km in 36 minutes. What is its speed in km/h?

A boat travels downstream at 18 km/h and upstream at 10 km/h. What is its speed in still water?

A vehicle covers a journey in 10 hours at 48 km/h. What speed is required to complete the same journey in 8 hours?