Legs given by distance and time or distance and speed: average speed
This type of question, asked 6 times: 14 Jul 2023 S1, 18 Jul 2023 S4, 19 Jul 2023 S1, 24 Jul 2023 S3, 26 Jul 2023 S3, 22 Sep 2025 S3. All 6 questions below, oldest first.
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Question 1
14 Jul 2023 S1
54As part of his journey, a person travels 120 km at 80 km/h, the next 100 km at 40 km/h, and comes back to the starting point at 75 km/h. The average speed of the person throughout the journey (approximately) is:Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 2
18 Jul 2023 S4
59Shatabdi Express train covers 700 km in 5 hours and another 1012 km in 11 hours. What is the average speed of the train (in metres/second)?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 3
19 Jul 2023 S1
73A man drives his car for 24 km at a speed of 48 km/h, and for the next 1.5 hours he drives at a speed of 80 km/h. Find his average speed (in km/h) for the entire journey.Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 4
24 Jul 2023 S3
51A car covers a distance of 350 km in 5 hours and covers another 450 km at a speed of 90 km/h. What is the average speed (in km/h) of the car?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 5
26 Jul 2023 S3
68A cyclist rides 20 km in 120 minutes and rides another 25 km in 150 minutes. What is the average speed of the cyclist, in km/h?Tap an option to check your answer.
Question 6
22 Sep 2025 S3
53Ramesh walks at km/h for km and km/h for km. What is his average speed?Tap an option to check your answer.