Speed (2)

1. If a person walks at 4 m/s, he covers a certain distance. If he walks at 280m/mins,

2. **A train is going at 1/3 of its usual speed and it takes an extra 30 minutes to
reach its destination. Find its usual time to cover the same distance.

3. A train leaves from a station and moves at a certain speed. After 2 hours, another
train leaves from the same station and moves in the same direction at a speed of
60 km/h. If it catches up with the first train in 40 mins , what is the speed of the
first train?
4. A plane covered a distance of 630 km in 6 hours. For the first part of the trip, the
average speed was 100 km/h and for the second part of the trip, the average speed
was 110 km/h. what is the time it flew at each speed?
5. A man covers a distance on a toy train. If the train moved 4km/hr faster, it would
take 30 mins less. If it moved 2km/hr slower, it would have taken 20 mins more.
What is the required distance?
6. Nick and Chloe left their campsite by canoe and paddled downstream at an
average speed of 12 km/h. They turned around and paddled back upstream at an
average rate of 4 km/h. The total trip took 1 hour. After how much time did the
campers turn around downstream?
7. Nick and Chloe left their campsite by canoe and paddled downstream at an
average speed of 12 km/h. They turned around and paddled back upstream at an
average rate of 4 km/h. The total trip took 1 hour. After how much time did the
campers turn around downstream?
8. On a 130-kilometre trip, a car travelled at an average speed of 55 km/h and then
reduced its speed to 40 km/h for the remainder of the trip. The trip took 2.5 h. For
how long did the car travel 40 km/h?
9. Two automobiles are 276 kilometres apart and start to travel toward each other at
the same time. They travel at rates differing by 5 km/h. If they meet after 6 h, find
the speed of each.
10. A passenger and a train start toward each other at the same time from two points
300 kilometres apart. If the speed of the passenger train exceeds the speed of the
freight train by 15 km/h, and they meet after 4 hours, what must the rate of each
be?
11. Two automobiles started travelling in opposite directions at the same time from
the same point. Their rates were 25 and 35 km/h, respectively. After how many
 hours were they 180 kilometres apart?
12. A man having ten hours at his disposal made an excursion by bike, riding out at
the rate of 10 km/h and returning on foot at the rate of 3 km/h. Find the distance
he rode.
13. As part of his flight training, a student pilot was required to fly to an airport and
then return. The average speed to the airport was 90 km/h, and the average speed
returning was 120 km/h. Find the distance between the two airports if the total
flying time was 7 hours.
14. Sam starts travelling at 4 km/h from a campsite 2 hours ahead of Sue, who travels
6 km/h in the same direction. How many hours will it take for Sue to catch up to
Sam?

15. A man travels 5 km/h. After travelling for 6 hours, another man starts at the same
place as the first man did, following at the rate of 8 km/h. When will the second
man overtake the first?

16. A motorboat leaves a harbour and travels at an average speed of 8 km/h toward a
small island. Two hours later, a cabin cruiser leaves the same harbour and travels
at an average speed of 16 km/h toward the same island. How many hours after the
cabin cruiser leaves will it be alongside the motorboat?

17. A long distance runner started on a course, running at an average speed of 6 km/h.
One hour later, a second runner began the same course at an average speed of 8
km/h. How long after the second runner started will they overtake the first runner?

18. Two men are travelling in opposite directions at the rate of 20 and 30 km/h at the
same time and from the same place. In how many hours will they be 300
kilometres apart?

19. Two trains start at the same time from the same place and travel in opposite
directions. If the rate of one is 6 km/h more than the rate of the other and they are
168 kilometres apart at the end of 4 hours, what is the rate of each?

20. Two cyclists start from the same point and ride in opposite directions. One cyclist
rides twice as fast as the other. In three hours, they are 72 kilometres apart. Find
 the rate of each cyclist.

21. Two small planes start from the same point and fly in opposite directions. The first
plane is flying 25 km/h slower than the second plane. In two hours, the planes are
430 kilometres apart. Find the rate of each plane.

22. On a 130-kilometre trip, a car travelled at an average speed of 55 km/h and then
reduced its speed to 40 km/h for the remainder of the trip. The trip took a total of
2.5 hours. For how long did the car travel at 40 km/h?

23. Running at an average rate of 8 m/s, a sprinter ran to the end of a track and then
jogged back to the starting point at an average of 3 m/s. The sprinter took 55 s to
run to the end of the track and jog back. Find the length of the track.

1. Jaclyn weighs 27.14 kg, Mary weighs 31.37 kg and Jenny weighs 28.38 kg. What
is their total weight?

2. Kate travelled 320.25 km and Maya travelled 236.38 km. Who travelled more and
by what distance?

3. Jack has lost $145.50 in a market. He is now left with $95.75. How much did he
have?
4. Noor had $350.50. She bought jeans for $264.50 and a shirt for $65.75. How
much did she have after pay?

5. Sam bought a pair of shirts for $205.75, a pant for $225.25 and a coat for
$1225.20. What was the total cost of all the three items?

6. The sum of two decimals are 138.28. One of them is $68.42. Find the other one.

7. Jenifer had $178.50 with her. She has spent $138.85. How much money does she
have now?