This math topic focuses on calculating speed from given distances and time intervals, reinforcing the formula speed = distance/time. Students solve problems involving various units of measurement such as meters per hour, millimeters per minute, and kilometers per hour. The problems present distances and times with different variables and require the student to manipulate these variables to find the rate of speed in various units.

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Speed - Distance and Time to Speed - Variables Worksheet

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Speed - Distance and Time to Speed - Variables
1
A car drives for B d and goes R m. How fast is this in m/d?
a A LaTex expression showing B over R \;m/d
b A LaTex expression showing R over B \;m/d
2
A car drives for N min and goes X cm. How fast is this in cm/min?
a A LaTex expression showing 1 over XN \;cm/min
b A LaTex expression showing X over N \;cm/min
c A LaTex expression showing N over X \;cm/min
d A LaTex expression showing XN \;cm/min
3
A car drives M m in P ms. How fast is this in m/ms?
a A LaTex expression showing P over M \;m/ms
b A LaTex expression showing M over P \;m/ms
c A LaTex expression showing MP \;m/ms
4
A car drives N km in C s. How fast is this in km/s?
a A LaTex expression showing C over N \;km/s
b A LaTex expression showing N over C \;km/s
c A LaTex expression showing 1 over NC \;km/s
d A LaTex expression showing NC \;km/s
5
A car drives for M min and goes B km. How fast is this in km/min?
a A LaTex expression showing 1 over BM \;km/min
b A LaTex expression showing B over M \;km/min
c A LaTex expression showing M over B \;km/min
d A LaTex expression showing BM \;km/min
6
A car drives for X ms and goes P m. How fast is this in m/ms?
a A LaTex expression showing PX \;m/ms
b A LaTex expression showing X over P \;m/ms
c A LaTex expression showing P over X \;m/ms
d A LaTex expression showing 1 over PX \;m/ms
7
A car drives for X hr and goes Z km. How fast is this in km/hr?
a A LaTex expression showing ZX \;km/hr
b A LaTex expression showing 1 over ZX \;km/hr
c A LaTex expression showing X over Z \;km/hr
d A LaTex expression showing Z over X \;km/hr
8
A car drives for B ms and goes R cm. How fast is this in cm/ms?
a A LaTex expression showing R over B \;cm/ms
b A LaTex expression showing 1 over RB \;cm/ms
c A LaTex expression showing RB \;cm/ms
d A LaTex expression showing B over R \;cm/ms