Lesson: Speed

A curved racetrack has a length of 440 m. How many times does an athlete running at 8.8 m/s cross the same point on the race track if they run for 250 seconds?

A cat walks in a garden. The cat walks north a distance of 3 m in a time of 12 s. The cat then stops for 18 s before walking another 6 m north in a time of 15 s. What is the cat’s average speed?

A person walking strolls all the way around a pond, a distance of 12 m. The person then turns around and walks 6 m back around the pond. The person’s average speed is 0.9 m/s. How much time does their walking take?