Unit - 10

ILBC

International Language & Business Centre

Mathematics
Primary Five
Issued by Maths Department

SPEED
SPEED
10.1 Average Speed

SELANGOR
PAHANG
NEGRI
SEMBILAN

JOHOR

SINGAPORE

Mr. Tony drove a distance of 248 km from Singapore to Malacca. He

left Singapore at 6:30 a.m and arrived at Malacca at 10:30 am. Find
his average speed for the journey.

Mr Tony travelled 248 km in 4h.

On the average, he travelled km in 1 h.

Average speed = 248 ÷ 4

= km/h

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1. A van travelled 216 km in 4 hours. Find its average speed in km/h.

Speed = Distance ÷ Time
Average speed = 216 ÷ 4
= km/h

2. A train travelled 60 km in 40 minutes. Find its average speed in km/h.

2
Average speed = 60 ÷ 3
2
40 min = h
3
= km/h

3. John took 3 hours to drive from Town A to Town B. His average speed for
the journey was 72 km/h. Find the distance between Town A and Town B.

Distance between the towns= 72 × 3

= km

Distance = Speed × Time

4. Sally walked 720 m from her house to the market. Her average speed
for the journey was 90 m/min. How long did she take to walk from her
house to the market?

Time taken = 720 ÷ 90

= min
Time = Distance ÷ Speed

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5. A car took 15 minutes to travel from Town A to Town B. Its average

speed for the journey was 56 km/h.
(a) Find the distance between the two towns. 1
15 min = h
4
1
4
h, 56 km/h
A B
1
Distance between the towns= 56 × 4
= 14 km

(b) If the average speed of the car was 70 km/h, how many minutes
would it take for the journey?
14
Time taken = 70
1
= 5 h

= min

6. David left Town A at 6:30 a.m. and drove a distance of 175 km to

Town B. His average speed for the journey was 70 km/h. What time
did he arrive at Town B?
175 km, 70 km/h
A B

175
Time taken = 70
1
=2 2 h He arrived 2 h 30 min
= 2 h 30 min after 6:30 a.m

He arrived at Town B at a.m.

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7. A car took 30 minutes to travel from Town X to Town Y at an average

speed of 60 km/h. A motorcyclist took 40 minutes for the same jour-
ney. Find the average speed of the motorcyclist.

60 km/h, 30 min
X Y
? km/h, 40 min
1
30 min = h
2
1
Distance between X and Y = 60 × 2 2
40 min = h
= 30 km 3

2
Average speed of motorcyclist = 30 ÷ 3

= km/h

8. Mr. Harry took 5 hours to travel from Town A to Town B. He drove at

an average speed of 72 km/h for the first 2 hours. For the rest of the
journey, he drove at an average speed of 75 km/h. Find the distance
between the two towns.

2 h, 72 km/h 3 h, 75 km/h
A B
? km

Distance travelled in the 1st part = 72 × 2 = km

Distance travelled in the 2nd part= 75 × 3 = km
Distance between the towns = km

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9. A motorist travelled on an expressway for 2 hours at 80 km/h. He then

travelled for another 3 hours at 70 km/h. Find his average speed for
the whole journey.
2 h, 80 km/h 3 h, 70 km/h

? km/h

Total distance travelled = km

Total time taken = h
Average speed for the whole journey = km/h

10. Peter drove from Town P to Town Q. He travelled the first 18 km at an

average speed of 54 km/h. He travelled the remaining 14 km at an aver-
age speed of 70 km/h. Find his average speed for the whole journey.

18km, 54 km/h 14km, 70 km/h

P Q
? km/h

Total distance travelled = km

Total time taken = h
Average speed for the whole journey = km/h

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11. Tom took 3 hours to cover 3 of a journey. He covered the remaining
120 km in 2 hours. Find his average speed for the whole journey.

3h 120 km, 2 h

? km/h

Total distance travelled = km

Total time taken = h
Average speed for the whole journey = km/h

12. A motorist took 2 hours to travel from Town A to Town B. His average
3
speed for the whole journey was 60 km/h. For the first 4 of the jour-
ney, he travelled at an average speed of 70 km/h. Find his average
speed for the remaining journey.
70 km/h ?km/h
A B

2 h, 60 km/h

Distance between A and B = 60 × 2 = 120 km

1
4
of the journey = km
3
4
of the journey = km
3
Time taken for the first 4 of the journey = h

Time taken for the remaining journey = h

Average speed for the remaining journey = km/h

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