Formula for Speed, Time and Distance

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Formula for Speed, Time and Distance: Overview

This topic gives some formulas to calculate speed, distance, or time. We will also discuss the applications and importance of these formulas. Moreover, we will deal with some realistic examples on these terms.

Important Questions on Formula for Speed, Time and Distance

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The distance covered by a car in 15 minutes at the speed of 60 km per hour is.

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If a man can walk 4 km/hr and covers a certain distance in 2.45 hr .If he covers the same distance by cycling 10km/hr How much time he will take?

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Ajay walked at an average speed of 8 km/hr for 45 minutes and then ran at an average speed of 12 km/hr for 40 minutes. What was his average speed for the whole journey?

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Sushila is walking with a constant speed of 4.2 km/h. How much distance will she cover in 40 minutes?

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A boy is running at a uniform speed of 4.5 m/s. How much time will he take to cover a distance of 2.25 km.

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A new unit of length is chosen such that the speed of light in vacuum is unity. What is the distance between the sun and the Earth in terms of the new unit if light takes 8 min and 20 s to cover this distance?

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What is the distance in km of a quasar from which light takes 3 billion years to reach us ?

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A new unit of length is chosen such that the speed of sound at room temperature is taken as unit. The sound of an explosion reaches a listener in 10 s. Find the distance between the listener and the place where explosion took place.

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A person travels from one place to another at 40 km/hr and returns at 160 km/hr. If the total time taken is 5 hours, then find y, if the Distance is y km.

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A person travels from Mumbai to Goa in exactly 8 hours with a speed of 120 km/hr. From Goa, the person travels to Delhi in 34 hours. If the distance from Goa to Delhi was 2000 km, how long will it take to get from Delhi to Bombay if the person maintains the speed equal to the average speed? The distance from Delhi to Bombay is 1400 km.

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A truck goes from Haryana to Bangalore with an average speed of 60 km/hr. The journey takes 30 hours. It returns from Bangalore to Haryana on the same road with an average speed of 40 km/hr. What was the average speed of the truck during the round trip?

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A person can travel at the speed of 60 miles per hour. If the speed is increased by 50%, how long will it take to cover 360 miles ?

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If Brandon goes to school at the speed of 12 km/hr and reaches there in 12 an hour, find the distance between the school and his home.

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Factors and components are parts that affects the whole.
For example, the factors that affect the distance travelled by a motorist are

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To achieve the goal, the presence of each factor is important.
Suppose maximum speed allowed on the highway is 60 km per hour and Raju good driver and drives at the maximum speed constantly.

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How far will he go in 4 hours and 7 hours from the starting point?

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The speed is 112 km/h and the distance is 504 km. If the time taken is k hours, find k.

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If the speed is 45 km/h and distance is 315 km then find the time taken. If the time taken is k hours, then write the value of k in the answer box.

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If the speed is 75 km/h and time taken is 4 h, find the distance.

Write the distance in km.

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The speed is 54 km/h and time taken is 2 h 30 m. If the distance is k km, find k.

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If a car covers a distance of 630 km in 7 hours, then its speed is _____ km per hour

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The distance travelled is 550 km and time taken is 5 h, If the speed is k km/h, then find k.