Name: Performance Task No.

5 in Score:
Grade and Section: PHYSICAL SCIENCE Date:

PROBLEM SOLVING. Solve the following problems.

Sample Problems.
1. Connor ran a 100m race in 20s. What was his average speed in m/s?

Given: d = 100m
t = 20s
Find: s =?
d
Formula: s=
t
100 m
Substitution: s=
20 s
Solution: s=5 m/ s
Conclusion: Connor’s average speed is 5m/s.

2. Kelly drives her car 600m in 50s, north. What is her average velocity?

Given: d = 600m
t = 50s
Find = v = ?
d
Formula: v=
t
600 m
Substitution: v=
50 s
Solution: v = 12m/s, north
Conclusion: The average velocity of Kelly is 12m/s, North.

3. A car is stopped at traffic lights. When the light goes green, the car accelerates to 20m/s in 5s.
Calculate the car’s acceleration.

Given: Vi = 0m/s
Vf = 20m/s
t = 5s
Find: a = ?
V f −V i
Formula: a=
t
20 m/ s−0 m/s
Substitution: a=
5s
20 m/ s
Solution: a=
5s
a = 4 m/s2
Conclusion: The car’s acceleration is 4 m/s2
Solve the following problems the same as the samples above.

1. Hill is driving down the 7th street. He drives 150m in 18 seconds. What is his speed?
2. A person jogs 4 km in 32 minutes, then 2 km in 22 minutes, and finally 1 km in 16 minutes. What is the
jogger’s average speed in km per minute?
3. A plane’s average speed between two cities is 600km/hr. if the trip takes 2.5 hrs., how far does the
plane fly?
4. George walks to a friend’s house. He walks 750 meters North, then realizes he walked too far. He turns
around and walks 250 meters South. The entire walk takes him 13 seconds. (A) What is his speed? (B)
What is his velocity?
5. A motorbike is travelling at 30m/s on a motorway. If the bike must stop in 5s, what will be the
acceleration of the motorbike?
6. George drives his car 66 km in 55 mins South. What is his velocity in km/hr.?
7. A train moves from rest to a speed of 25 m/s in 30 seconds. What is its acceleration?
8. In a summer storm, the wind is blowing with a velocity of 8m/s north. Suddenly in 3 seconds, the wind’s
velocity is 23 m/s north. What is the wind’s acceleration?
9. How much time does it take for a bird flying at a speed of 45 kilometers per hour to travel 1,800
kilometers?
10. A comet is cruising through the Solar System at a speed of 50 000 km/hr. for 4 hrs. time. What is the
total distance traveled by the comet during this time?