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Examples
1. A car travels at a speed of 60 km/h for 2 hours. How far does the car travel?
2. A cyclist rides 24 kilometers in 1.5 hours. What is the cyclist’s speed in km/h?
3. A runner completes a race of 10 kilometers in 50 minutes. What is the runner’s
speed in km/h?
Activities
1. A plane flies at a speed of 850 km/h. How long will it take to travel 1,700 kilometers?
2. A train travels a distance of 540 kilometers in 9 hours. What is the speed of the train
in km/h?
3. A swimmer covers a distance of 500 meters in 10 minutes. What is the swimmer’s
speed in meters per second?
4. A car is moving at 80 km/h. How far will it travel in 3.5 hours?
5. A cyclist rides at 15 km/h. How long will it take for them to complete a journey of 45
kilometers?
6. A bus travels 120 kilometers in 2 hours and 30 minutes. What is its average speed in
km/h?
Challenging Questions
1. If a cyclist rides for 3 hours at 20 km/h, how far will they have travelled? What if they
ride for only 2 hours at 25 km/h?
2. It takes 20 minutes for a car to cover a distance of 15 kilometers. If the driver
increases their speed to 75 km/h, how long will it take to cover the same distance?
3. If a plane travels at a speed of 600 km per hour and flies for 4 hours, then
decreases its speed to 500 km per hour for the next 3 hours, what is the total
distance the plane travelled?
4. A bus leaves a station at 9:00 AM and drives at 55 km/h. Another bus leaves at
10:00 AM and drives at 65 km/h. At what time will the second bus overtake the first
one?
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Average Speed
Example
1. A car travels 100 kilometers in 2 hours and then 120 kilometers in 3 hours.
What is the average speed of the car for the entire journey?
Activities
1. A boat travels 60 km in 2 hours and 100 km in 4 hours.
What is the average speed of the boat?
2. A train travels 200 km in 4 hours and then another 300 km in 6 hours.
What is the average speed for the entire trip?
3. A runner runs the first 4 kilometers in 20 minutes and the next 6 kilometers in
30 minutes.
What is the average speed for the entire run (in km/h)?
4. A cyclist covers 50 kilometers in 2 hours, then 30 kilometers in 1 hour.
What is the average speed of the cyclist?
More on Speed Distance and Time
Example
A train travels at a speed of 60 km/h for 4 hours. How long will it take to travel
the same distance at a speed of 30 km/h?
Activities
1. A cyclist rides at a speed of 20 km/h for 2 hours. How far will the cyclist travel
if they maintain the same speed for 5 hours?
2. A plane flies at a speed of 500 km/h for 6 hours. How long will it take to cover
the same distance if the plane flies at 250 km/h?
3. A car covers a distance of 240 km in 4 hours. How long would it take to travel
the same distance at a speed of 60 km/h?
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Examples
1. A car travels 300 kilometers in 5 hours. What is the speed of the car in
kilometers per hour (km/h)?
2. A pack of biscuits costs R22.50 for 3 packs. How much does 1 pack
cost?
3. You buy 2 t-shirts for R320. How much does 3 t-shirts cost?
Activities
1. A baker bakes 480 cookies in 12 hours. How many cookies does the baker
bake per hour?
2. A factory produces 1,200 toys in 6 hours. What is the production rate per
hour?
3. Sarah runs 3 km in 30 minutes. What is her speed in km per hour?
4. A printing press prints 4,000 pages in 8 hours. How many pages does it
print per hour?
5. If 12 liters of paint cover 600 square meters, how many square meters can
4 liters of paint cover?
6. A car consumes 6 liters of fuel for every 100 kilometers travelled. How many
liters of fuel will the car use to travel 350 kilometers?
7. A factory produces 200 units of product every day. If the factory spends
R10,000 on raw materials per day, what is the cost of raw materials per
unit produced?
8. A grocery store sells 5 kg of rice for R100. How much does 12 kg of rice
cost?
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