Grade 7 Math: Average Speed

A worksheet for 7th graders to practice calculating average speed, distance, and time.

Grade 7 Math MeasurementAverage Speed

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Grade 7 Math: Average Speed

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Read each question carefully and calculate the average speed, distance, or time as required. Show your work where applicable.

1. Average speed is calculated by dividing the total by the total .

2. If a car travels 150 miles in 3 hours, its average speed is miles per hour.

3. The formula for distance is speed multiplied by .

1. A cyclist travels 60 kilometers in 2 hours. What is her average speed?

2. A train travels at an average speed of 80 mph for 4 hours. How far did the train travel?

3. A runner completes a 10 km race at an average speed of 5 km/h. How long did it take the runner to finish the race?

1. Which of the following units is typically used for average speed?

Miles

Hours

Kilometers per hour

Grams

2. If you travel 200 km in 2.5 hours, what is your average speed?

500 km/h

80 km/h

202.5 km/h

75 km/h

1. If you increase your speed, the time it takes to cover a certain distance will decrease.

True

False

2. Average speed is the same as instantaneous speed.

True

False

1. A car travels the first 100 miles of a journey in 2 hours and the next 120 miles in 3 hours. Calculate the car's average speed for the entire journey.

2. A boat travels downstream at 20 km/h for 1.5 hours and then upstream at 10 km/h for 2 hours. What is the average speed of the boat for the entire trip?