Time, Distance and Speed Problems · CSEC Mathematics

31 past-paper questions on Time, Distance and Speed Problems, part of MEASUREMENT, from every CSEC Mathematics paper on Quelpr.

1. 7(b)3 marks· CSEC Mathematics · 2009 (second paper) · Paper 2Calculate the speed of the athlete in \text{m}\text{s}^{-1}.
2. Q351 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · January 2011 · Paper 1A car travels 80\text{ kilometres} in 2\frac{1}{2}\text{ hours}. What is its speed in kilometers per hour?
3. Q341 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · January 2013 · Paper 1If it took a speed-boat 9 hours to travel a distance of 1080 km, what was its average speed?
4. Q391 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · January 2013 · Paper 1An aircraft leaves A at 16:00 hrs and arrives at B at 19:30 hrs, travelling at an average speed of 550 kilometres per hour. A and B are in the same time zone. The distance from A to B, in kilometres, is
5. Q331 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · January 2014 · Paper 1If it took a speed-boat 9 hours to travel a distance of 1 080 km, what was its average speed, in \text{km}\text{h}^{-1}?
6. Q381 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · January 2014 · Paper 1A boy leaves home at 09:15 hours and arrives at school at 10:05 hours. If he travels non-stop at an average speed of 6\text{ kmh}^{-1}, how many km is his home from school?
7. Q351 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · May/June 2012 · Paper 1Tom leaves town P at 0600\text{ hrs} and drives to town Q, which is 595\text{ km} away. He arrives in town Q at 1300\text{ hrs} the same day. Tom's average speed was
8. Q361 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · May/June 2013 · Paper 1A car travels 80\text{ kilometres} in 2\frac{1}{2}\text{ hours}. What is its speed in kilometres per hour?
9. Q331 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · May/June 2015 · Paper 1A car travels 80\text{ kilometres} in 2\frac{1}{2}\text{ hours}. What is its speed in kilometres per hour?
10. Q371 mark · multiple choice· CSEC Mathematics · May/June 2016 · Paper 1A man started a journey at 09:30 h and arrived at his destination, in the same time zone, at 13:30 h on the same day. If his average speed was 30 km/h, then the distance, in km, for the journey was
11. 4(a)(i)6 marks· Mathematics Q4 4(a)(i)How long did it take the bus to travel from South Point to Bird Park?
12. 4(a)(i)1 mark· Mathematics Q4 4(a)(i)For the period of time between the two readings, calculate the distance travelled in kilometres.
13. 4(a)(ii)2 marks· Mathematics Q4 4(a)(ii)Calculate his average speed in km h^-1.
14. 4(a)(ii)6 marks· Mathematics Q4 4(a)(ii)South Point is 80 km away from Bird Park. Calculate the speed of the bus, in km/h, along this section of the route.
15. 4(a)(ii)3 marks· Mathematics Q4 4(a)(ii)For the period of time between the two readings, calculate the average speed of the aircraft in km/h.
16. 4(a)(iii)2 marks· Mathematics Q4 4(a)(iii)Calculate, in kilometres, the distance from Belleview to Chagville.
17. 4(b)(iii)a)3 marks· Mathematics Q4 4(b)(iii)a)Calculate his average speed in m/s, giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
18. 4(b)(iii)b)3 marks· Mathematics Q4 4(b)(iii)b)Calculate his average speed in km/h, giving your answer correct to 3 significant figures.
19. 5(a)(i)1 mark· Mathematics Q5 5(a)(i)Calculate the distance it travels in 2 1/4 hours.
20. 5(a)(ii)2 marks· Mathematics Q5 5(a)(ii)Calculate the time, in seconds, it takes to travel 315 metres, given that 1 km/h = 5/18 m/s.
21. 6(a)(ii)2 marks· Mathematics Q6 6(a)(ii)Calculate the distance, in metres, between the two sign posts.
22. 9(a)(iii)3 marks· Mathematics Q9 9(a)(iii)Determine the average speed of the cyclist over the 40-second period.
23. 9(a)(iv)5 marks· Mathematics Q9 9(a)(iv)Using the graph, determine the speed of the athlete on his way to the park, in km/h.
24. 9(b)(i)3 marks· Mathematics Q9 9(b)(i)Determine the time at which the cyclist meets the athlete.
25. 9(b)(ii)3 marks· Mathematics Q9 9(b)(ii)Determine the distance from the park to where the cyclist and the athlete meet.
26. 9(b)(iii)2 marks· Mathematics Q9 9(b)(iii)Determine the constant speed of the car during Stage 2 of the journey.
27. 9(b)(iv)3 marks· Mathematics Q9 9(b)(iv)Calculate the average speed of the car for the time during which it was moving.
28. 9(c)(i)2 marks· Mathematics Q9 9(c)(i)Calculate the value of x.
29. 10(b)(ii)3 marks· Mathematics Q10 10(b)(ii)Determine the average speed of the train, in km/h, on its journey from A to B.
30. 10(b)(iii)3 marks· Mathematics Q10 10(b)(iii)Calculate the time, in minutes, taken for the train to travel from B to C.
31. 11(a)4 marks· Mathematics Q11 11(a)Calculate, to the nearest km, the SHORTEST distance between S and T, along the parallel of latitude.