Average Speed Practice Worksheet
A Grade 8 math worksheet focusing on calculating average speed, distance, and time with various word problems.
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Average Speed Practice
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Read each question carefully and calculate the average speed, distance, or time as required. Show your work.
1. A car travels a distance of 300 kilometers in 4 hours. What is its average speed?
2. A runner completes a 10-kilometer race in 50 minutes. What is her average speed in kilometers per hour?
3. If a train travels at an average speed of 80 mph for 3.5 hours, it will cover a distance of miles.
4. A cyclist rides at an average speed of 15 km/h. To cover a distance of 45 km, it will take him hours.
5. Which of the following formulas is used to calculate average speed?
Speed = Time / Distance
Speed = Distance / Time
Speed = Distance × Time
Speed = Time + Distance
6. A boat travels 120 miles in 2 hours. What is its average speed?
240 mph
60 mph
120 mph
40 mph
7. Average speed is calculated by dividing the total distance traveled by the total time taken.
True
False
8. A car travels at 60 km/h for the first 2 hours and then at 80 km/h for the next 3 hours. What is the car's average speed for the entire journey?