Queen Elizabeth High School Mathematics Homework

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Speed, Distance and Time

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1) Find the average speed when a car travels for 130 miles in
2½ hours.
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2) Find the distance travelled when the average speed is

60km/h and the time taken is 3½ hours.
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3) A man runs the London Marathon at an average speed of 8

mph, the route is 26 miles, what was his time in hours and
minutes.
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4) Find the average speed of a plane that leaves Bristol at

14.00 and lands in Rome at 17.15, the distance is 1200 miles
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5) Stephen wakes up late and runs to catch the bus, his running
speed is 4 m/s, he gets to the bus stop in two minutes. How
many metres is the bus stop from his house.
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