Compound Measures

OCR Stage 6
Speed - Distance - Time

Part 1
 What is speed?
• How far you travel in a certain time
• Speed = Distance ÷ Time
• We call the result “the average speed”

d
s
t
 SDT Triangle
You have seen this in Science?

d
s x t
We can use this to find any one thing
IF we know the other two!

By covering up what you want

d
s x t
Time? = d
Speed?
Distance? = sd x÷ ts
t
 A train travels 120 miles in 2 hours
What is its average speed?

s = 120 ÷ 2 Speed = d
s = 60 mph t

d
MUST give
UNITS

MILES per HOUR

s x t
A runner’s average speed is 8m/s, how far
does he run in 25 seconds ?

d = 8 x 25 Distance =s x t
d = 200 metres

d
MUST give
UNITS

Because speed was in

METRES per second
s x t
A lorry leaves Stoke, travels 150km to Leeds
at an average speed of 60km/h. How long
did the journey take?

t = 150 ÷ 60 Time = d
t = 2.5 hours s

d
MUST give
UNITS

Because speed was in

km per HOUR
s x t
 Car travels 40km in 20 minutes.
What is its average speed in kph?

s = 40 ÷ 1/3 Speed = d
s = 120kph t

d
s x t
Density – Mass - Volume

Part 2
 What is Density?
• Weight of a given amount of a material
• Density = Mass ÷ Volume

m
d
v
 DMV Triangle
You have seen this in Science?

m
d x v
We can use this to find any one thing
IF we know the other two!

By covering up what you want

m
d x v
Volume?=
Mass?
Density?==dmmx v
vd
A steel girder weighs 2500 kg and has a
volume of 100m3
What is its density?

d = 2500 ÷ 100 Density = m

= 25 Kg/m3 v

m
MUST give
UNITS

Kilograms per
Cubic Metre
d x v
Population Density

Part 3
 A town in S France has a population of
120,000 living in an area of 15km2
What is the population density?

d = 120 000 ÷ 15 Population density

d = 8000 people / km 2 =p
a
p
MUST give
UNITS

People per Square

Kilometre
d x a