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Primary 6 Mathematics
Speed
My Pals Are Here, Book B, Chapter 7: Speed

Shaping Maths, Book B, Unit 1: Speed
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Chapter Learning Outcomes
• Distance and speed
• Average speed
• Solving word problems

Distance and Speed
Minah drove from City A to City B. In 1 hour, she travelled
63 km. Alan cycled in the same direction. In 1 hour, he
travelled 18 km.
Minah travelled Alan travelled
at a speed of at a speed of
63 km per hour. 18 km per hour.
The speed tells us how fast Minah and Alan were travelling.
We can write Minah’s speed as 63 km/h.
We read 63 km/h as 63 km per hour.
We can write Alan’s speed as 18 km/h.
We read 18 km/h as 18 km per hour.
Let’s Try!
(a) Peiling can walk 4 km in one hour.
Her speed is 4 km/h.
(b) Osman can swim 90 m in one minute.

His speed is 90 m/min
(c) A sloth can move 48 cm in one second.

Its speed is 48 cm/s.
(d) A tortoise can crawl 1.2 m in one second.

Its speed is 1.2 m/s.

Distance and Speed
A cruise ship travelled 148 km in 4 h. What was the speed of
the cruise ship in km/h?
Method 1
4 h  148 km To find the speed in km/h, we
1 h  148 ÷ 4 need to find the distance the
cruise ship travelled in one hour.
= 37 km
Method 2
Speed = Distance ÷ Time
= 148 ÷ 4
= 37 km/h
The speed of the cruise ship was 37 km/h.

Distance and Speed
Speed is the distance travelled per unit time.

It involves two quantities:
• Distance covered
• Time taken
The greater the distance travelled per unit time,

the faster the speed.

Let’s Try
Yiling ran 480 m in 3 min. Find Yiling’s speed in m/min.
Method 1
3 min  480 m
1 min  480 ÷ 3
= 160 m
Method 2
Distance = 480 m To find the speed, we need to
Time = 3 min know the distance covered
and the time taken.
= 480 ÷ 3
= 160 m/min
Yiling’s speed was 160 m/min.

Distance and Speed
An aeroplane travels at a speed of 840 km/h. At this speed,
how far does the aeroplane travel in
(a) 3 hours?
(b) 6 hours?
840 km/h means
840 km in 1 hour.
In 1 hour, the aeroplane travels 840 km.

(a) In 3 hours, the aeroplane travels
840 × 3 = 2520 km.
speed time distance
(b) In 6 hours, the aeroplane travels 840 × 6 = 5040 km.

Let’s Try!
Mr Lim cycles at a speed of 18 km/h. At this speed, how far
does he cycle in
(a) 2 hours?
(b) 4 hours?
In 1 hour, Mr Lim cycles 18 km.

(a) In 2 hours, Mr Lim cycles 18 × 2 = 36 km.
(b) In 4 hours, Mr Lim cycles 18 × 4 = 72 km.

Distance and Speed
A bus travels at a speed of 1 km/min. How far does the bus
travel in 1 hour?
Method 1
1 h = 60 min Convert the hours
into minutes first.
1 min  1 km
60 min  1 × 60
= 60 km
The bus travels 60 km in 1 hour.

Distance and Speed
A bus travels at a speed of 1 km/min. How far does the bus
travel in 1 hour?
Method 2
Speed = 1 km/min To find the distance covered,
Time = 1 h we need to know the speed
and the time taken.
= 60 min
Distance = Speed × Time
= 1 × 60
= 60 km
The bus travels 60 km in 1 hour.

Let’s Try!
A MRT train travels at a speed of 48 km/h. What is the
distance the train travels in 10 min?
Method 1 Method 2
Speed = 48 km/h
10 min = h Time = 10 min
= h
1 h  48 km
h  48 × Distance = Speed × Time
= 8 km = 48 ×
= 8 km
The train travels 8 km in 10 min.

Distance and Speed
A cheetah can run at a speed of 25 m/s. How long will the
cheetah take to run 375 m?
Method 1
25 m  1 s
375 m  375 ÷ 25
= 15 s
Method 2
Time = Distance ÷ Speed
= 375 ÷ 25
= 15 s
The cheetah will take 15 s to run 375 m.

Let’s Try!
The distance between Singapore and Malacca is 240 km.
Yuling drives at a speed of 80 km/h. How long does Yuling
take to travel from Singapore to Malacca?
Method 1 Method 2
80 km  1 h Distance = 240 km
240 km  240 ÷ 80 Speed = 80 km/h
=3h
Time = Distance ÷ Speed
= 240 ÷ 80
=3h
Yuling takes 3 h to travel from Singapore to Malacca.

Average Speed
The distance from Khalid’s home to his school is 900 m.
His school is 600 m away from the library. Khalid walked
from his home to the school in 13 min and from the school to
the library in 7 min. What was Khalid’s average speed for
the distance from his home to the library?
Distance = 900 m Distance = 600 m

Time = 13 min Time = 7 min
Home School Library
? m/s

Average Speed
Home School Library
? m/s
Average speed is the

average distance travelled per It is not possible for an
object to move at the same
unit time.
speed all the time. We use
Average speed average speed to describe
how fast it is moving.
=

Average Speed
Home School Library
? m/s
Total distance from Khalid’s home to the library = 900 + 600
= 1500 m
Total time taken from Khalid’s home to the library = 13 + 7
= 20 min
Average speed = Total distance travelled ÷ Total time taken
= 1500 ÷ 20
= 75 m/min
Khalid’s average speed was 75 m/min.
Let’s Try!
Carol drove 84 km from Town A to Town B for 1 h. Town B
and Town C are 72 km apart. Carol then drove from Town B
to Town C for h. What was Carol’s average speed for the
journey from Town A to Town C?
First, find the total
Distance = 84 km Distance = 72 km distance travelled.
Time = 1 h Time = h Then, find the total
time taken.
Town A Town B Town C
? km/h

Let’s Try!
Distance = 84 km Distance = 72 km
Time = 1 h Time = h
Town A Town B Town C
? km/h
Total distance from Town A to Town C = 84 + 72
= 156 km
Total time taken from Town A to Town B = 1 +
=2h
= 156 ÷ 2
= 78 km/h
Carol’s average speed was 78 km/h.
Average Speed
Hassan ran at a speed of 175 m/min for 40 min in a race.
He then swam for 500 m. He took a total of 50 min to
complete the race.
(a) What was the total distance covered in the race?
(b) What was Hassan’s average speed?
Time = 50 min
? m, ? m/s
What information do we
Speed = 175 m/min Distance = 500 m have for each part of the
Time = 40 min journey? Do we have the
total distance travelled
and the total time taken?

Average Speed
Time = 50 min
? m, ? m/s
Speed = 175 m/min Distance = 500 m

Time = 40 min
(a) Distance ran = Speed × Time

= 175 × 40
= 7000 m
Total distance covered = 7000 + 500
= 7500 m
The total distance covered in the race was 7500 m.

Average Speed
Time = 50 min
? m, ? m/s
Speed = 175 m/min Distance = 500 m

Time = 40 min
(b) Average speed = Total distance covered ÷ Total time taken

= 7500 ÷ 50
= 150 m/min
Hassan’s average speed was 150 m/min.

Let’s Try!
Kathy’s home to the community centre is 1500 m. Kathy
ran 1200 m from her home for 8 min. She walked the
remaining distance to the community centre at a speed of
75 m/min.
(a) Find the total time taken for the journey.
(b) What was Kathy’s average speed for the whole
Distance = 1200 m
journey? Time = 8 min Speed = 75 m/min
Home Community
centre
Distance = 1500 m
? min, ? m/min

Let’s Try! Distance = 1200 m
Time = 8 min Speed = 75 m/min
Home Community
centre
Distance = 1500 m
? min, ? m/min
(a) Distance Kathy walked = 1500 – 1200
= 300 m
Time taken for Kathy to walk = Distance ÷ Speed
= 300 ÷ 75
= 4 min
Total time taken = 8 + 4
= 12 min
The total time taken for the journey was 12 min.
Let’s Try!
Distance = 1200 m
Time = 8 min Speed = 75 m/min
Home Community
centre
Distance = 1500 m
? min, ? m/min
(b) Average speed = Total distance covered ÷ Total time taken

= 1500 ÷ 12
= 125 m/min
Kathy’s average speed for the whole journey was 125 m/min.

Solving Word Problems
At 9 a.m., Lisa drove from Town A to Town B at an average
speed of 78 km/h. She reached Town B at 11.30 a.m. Find
the distance between Town A and Town B.
How long was the entire journey?

What was Lisa’s average speed?
Average speed = 78 km/h
Town A Town B
9 a.m. 11.30 a.m.
? km

Town A Town B
9 a.m. 11.30 a.m.
? km
2h 30 min
9 a.m. 11 a.m. 11.30 a.m.
Time taken = 2 h + 30 min

= 2 h 30 min
= 2.5 h

Town A Town B
9 a.m. 11.30 a.m.
? km
Distance between Town A and Town B

= Speed × Time D
= 78 × 2.5
S T
= 195 km
The distance between Town A and Town B is 195 km.

Let’s Try!
Mrs Yeo took a flight from Singapore to Bangkok at 05 00.
The average speed for the journey is 566.4 km/h.
The distance between Singapore and Bangkok is 1416 km.
What time did Mrs Yeo reach Bangkok?
Average speed = 566.4 km/h

Distance = 1416 km
Singapore Bangkok
05 00 ?
Time taken = Distance ÷ Speed

= 1416 ÷ 566.4
= 2.5 h
= 2 h 30 min
Let’s Try!
Mrs Yeo took a flight from Singapore to Bangkok at 05 00.
The average speed for the journey is 566.4 km/h.
The distance between Singapore and Bangkok is 1416 km.
What time did Mrs Yeo reach Bangkok?
2h 30 min
05 00 07 00 07 30
Mrs Yeo reached Bangkok at 07 30.

Bala drove from City A to City B in 3 h to complete of the
journey. He drove the remaining 360 km in 5 h. What was
Bala’s average speed for the whole journey?
Distance = 360 km
Time = 3 h Time = 5 h
City A City B
? km/h
To find the average speed, we
need to know the total distance
travelled and the total time taken.

Distance = 360 km
City A City B
? km/h
3 units = 360
1 unit = 360 ÷ 3
= 120
5 units = 120 × 5
= 600
Distance between City A and City B = 600 km
Distance = 360 km
City A City B
? km/h
Total time taken for the whole journey = 3 + 5
=8h
Average speed for the whole journey
= Total distance travelled ÷ Total time taken
= 600 ÷ 8
= 75 km/h
Bala’s average speed for the whole journey was 75 km/h.
Let’s Try!
Mr Ong took 3 h to drive from Kuala Lumpur to Penang
360 km away. He passed a petrol station after driving for
1 h. The distance between Kuala Lumpur and the petrol
station is of the distance between Kuala Lumpur and
Penang. Find the average speed Mr Ong drove from the
petrol station to Penang.
Time = 1 h ? km/h
Kuala Lumpur Petrol station Penang
Time = 3 h
Distance = 360 km
Let’s Try!
Time = 1 h ? km/h
Time = 3 h
Distance = 360 km
4 units = 360
1 unit = 360 ÷ 4 To find the average speed of
= 90 the rest of the journey, we
need to know the distance
3 units = 90 × 3
covered and the time taken.
= 270
Distance between the petrol station and Penang = 270 km

Let’s Try!
Time = 1 h ? km/h
Time = 3 h
Distance = 360 km
Time taken to drive from the petrol station to Penang

=3 –1
=2 h

Let’s Try!
Time = 1 h ? km/h
Time = 3 h
Distance = 360 km

= 270 ÷
= 100 km/h
The average speed Mr Ong drove from the petrol station to

Penang was 100 km/h.
Joseph cycled from West Coast Park to Kent Ridge Park in
20 min at an average speed of 375 m/min. Then, he cycled
from Kent Ridge Park to West Coast Park in 40 min. What
was Joseph’s average speed from Kent Ridge Park to West
Coast Park?
Time = 20 min
Speed = 375 m/min
West Coast Park
Kent Ridge Park

Time = 40 min
Speed = ? km

Time = 20 min
Speed = 375 m/min
West Coast Park
Kent Ridge Park

Time = 40 min
Speed = ? km
D
S T
Distance between West Coast Park and Kent Ridge Park

= Speed × Time
= 375 × 20
= 7500 m
Time = 20 min
Speed = 375 m/min
West Coast Park
Kent Ridge Park

Time = 40 min
Speed = ? km
Average speed from Kent Ridge Park and West Coast Park
= Total distance travelled ÷ Total time taken
= 7500 ÷ 40
= 187.5 m/min
Joseph’s average speed from Kent Ridge Park to West
Coast Park was 187.5 m/min.
Let’s Try!
Mr Pillai took h to drive from his home to the office at an
average speed of 72 km/h. On the return journey from the
office to his home, he travelled at an average speed of
54 km/h. How long did Mr Pillai take on the return journey?
Time = h
Speed = 72 km/h
Home
Office
Speed = 54 km/h
Time = ? h

Let’s Try!
Time = h
Speed = 72 km/h
Home
Office
Speed = 54 km/h
Time = ? h
Distance between Mr Pillai’s home and his office
= Speed × Time
= 72 × D
= 18 km S T

Let’s Try!
Time = h
Speed = 72 km/h
Home
Office
Speed = 54 km/h
Time = ? h
Time taken for return journey = Distance ÷ Speed

= 18 ÷ 54
= h
Mr Pillai took h on the return journey.

At 11 00, Train A and Train B left Station X for Station Y.
Both trains did not change their speeds throughout the
journey. Train A travelled at a speed of 70 km/h. When
Train A arrived at Station Y at 11 45, Train B was 6 km away
from Station Y. What was the speed of Train B?
Train A
Time taken = 45 min
Speed = 70 km/h
Station X Station Y
Train B 6 km
Speed = ? km/h

Train A
Time taken = 45 min
Speed = 70 km/h
Station X Station Y
Train B 6 km
Speed = ? km/h
Time taken by Train A = 45 min

= 0.75 h
Distance travelled by Train A = Speed × Time
= 70 × 0.75
= 52.5 km

Train A
Time taken = 45 min
Speed = 70 km/h
Station X Station Y
Train B 6 km
Speed = ? km/h
Distance travelled by Train B in 45 min = 52.5 – 6

= 46.5 km
Speed of Train B = Distance ÷ Time
= 46.5 ÷ 0.75
= 62 km/h
The speed of Train B was 62 km/h.
Let’s Try!
Ron and Ken left Town A at 06 00 for Town B. Ron travelled
at a constant speed of 70 km/h. When Ron reached Town B
at 07 30, Ken was 15 km away from Town B. Both of them
did not change their speeds throughout their journeys. Find
Ken’s speed.
1h 30
min
06 00 07 00 07 30
Time taken by Ron = 1 h + 30 min

= 1 h 30 min
=1 h

Let’s Try!
Ron
Speed = 70 km/h
Time taken = 1 h
Town A Town B
Ken 15 km
Speed = ? km/h
Distance travelled by Ron = Speed × Time

= 70 × 1
= 105 km
Distance travelled by Ken in 1 h = 105 – 15
= 90 km
Let’s Try!
Ron
Speed = 70 km/h
Time taken = 1 h
Town A Town B
Ken 15 km
Speed = ? km/h
Ken’s speed = Distance ÷ Time

= 90 ÷ 1
= 60 km/h
Ken’s speed was 60 km/h.

Joanne and Kylie started walking from the library in opposite
directions. Joanne walked at a constant speed of 4.2 km/h.
Kylie walked at a constant speed of 5.4 km/h. How far apart
were they after 20 min?
Joanne
Kylie
Speed = 4.2 km/h
Speed = 5.4 km/h
Library
Time = 20 min
Distance = ? km
20 min = h

Joanne
Kylie
Speed = 4.2 km/h
Speed = 5.4 km/h
Library
Time = 20 min
Distance = ? km
Distance Kylie walked = Speed × Time
= 5.4 ×
= 1.8 km
Distance Joanne walked = Speed × Time
= 4.2 ×
= 1.4 km
Joanne
Kylie
Speed = 4.2 km/h
Speed = 5.4 km/h
Library
Time = 20 min
Distance = ? km
Distance apart = 1.8 + 1.4

= 3.2 km
They were 3.2 km apart after 20 min.

Let’s Try!
Mr Lee and Mrs Lee started driving at constant speeds
from their house in opposite directions. Mr Lee drove at a
speed of 76 km/h. They were 103.5 km apart after 45 min.
What speed did Mrs Lee drive?
Mr Lee
Mrs Lee
Speed = 76 km/h
Speed = ? km/h
House
Time = 45 min
Distance = 103.5 km
45 min = h

Let’s Try!
Mr Lee
Mrs Lee
Speed = 76 km/h
Speed = ? km/h
House
Time = 45 min
Distance = 103.5 km
Distance Mr Lee travelled = Speed × Time

= 76 ×
= 57 km
Distance Mrs Lee travelled = 103.5 – 57
= 46.5 km
Let’s Try!
Mr Lee
Mrs Lee
Speed = 76 km/h
Speed = ? km/h
House
Time = 45 min
Distance = 103.5 km
Mrs Lee’s speed = Distance ÷ Time

= 46.5 ÷
= 62 km
Mrs Lee drove at a speed of 62 km/h.

Reference — Textbooks
Learning Outcomes
Distance and speed 6B 6B

pp. 7 – 12 pp. 4 – 5
Average speed 6B 6B
pp. 14 – 17 pp. 6 – 8
Solving word problems 6B 6B

pp. 18 – 29 pp. 9 – 14

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Primary 6 Mathematics

My Pals Are Here, Book B, Chapter 7: Speed

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(b) Osman can swim 90 m in one minute.

(c) A sloth can move 48 cm in one second.

(d) A tortoise can crawl 1.2 m in one second.

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The speed of the cruise ship was 37 km/h.

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Speed is the distance travelled per unit time.

Speed = Distance ÷ Time

The greater the distance travelled per unit time,

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Yiling’s speed was 160 m/min.

In 1 hour, the aeroplane travels 840 km.

speed time distance

(b) In 6 hours, the aeroplane travels 840 × 6 = 5040 km.

In 1 hour, Mr Lim cycles 18 km.

(b) In 4 hours, Mr Lim cycles 18 × 4 = 72 km.

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The bus travels 60 km in 1 hour.

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The bus travels 60 km in 1 hour.

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The train travels 8 km in 10 min.

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The cheetah will take 15 s to run 375 m.

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Yuling takes 3 h to travel from Singapore to Malacca.

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Distance = 900 m Distance = 600 m

Home School Library

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Home School Library

Average speed is the

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Home School Library

Town A Town B Town C

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Town A Town B Town C

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Speed = 175 m/min Distance = 500 m

(a) Distance ran = Speed × Time

The total distance covered in the race was 7500 m.

Speed = 175 m/min Distance = 500 m

(b) Average speed = Total distance covered ÷ Total time taken

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(b) Average speed = Total distance covered ÷ Total time taken

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How long was the entire journey?

Average speed = 78 km/h

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9 a.m. 11 a.m. 11.30 a.m.

Time taken = 2 h + 30 min

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Distance between Town A and Town B

The distance between Town A and Town B is 195 km.

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Average speed = 566.4 km/h

Time taken = Distance ÷ Speed

Mrs Yeo reached Bangkok at 07 30.