Practice Average Speed in Physics

Use these practice problems to test your method after reviewing the concept explanation and worked examples.

Worksheet PDF Free Answer-key PDF Family

Quick Recap

Average speed is the total distance traveled divided by the total time taken.

It tells you how fast the trip was overall, not how fast you moved at each moment.

Showing a random 20 of 50 problems.

Example 1

medium

A bus travels

30

min at

60

km/h and

30

min at

20

km/h. Average speed?

Example 2

easy

A runner covers

5

km in

25

min. Average speed in km/min?

Example 3

easy

A cyclist's average speed is

15\,\text{km/h}

over

2\,\text{h}

. How far did she ride?

Example 4

medium

A car covers three

20

km legs at

40

60

120

km/h. Find the average speed.

Example 5

challenge

A car travels half the distance at

30

km/h and the other half at

70

km/h. Find the average speed.

Example 6

easy

A train travels

240\,\text{km}

4\,\text{h}

. What is its average speed?

Example 7

challenge

A commuter drives to work at

30

km/h and back the same route at

60

km/h. What single constant speed gives the same total time?

Example 8

easy

A car drives a circular track of length

400\,\text{m}

once in

50\,\text{s}

and returns to the start. Find the average speed.

Example 9

easy

A walker goes

30

m in

15

s. Average speed?

Example 10

easy

A cyclist's total distance is

24

km over

2

h. Average speed?

Example 11

medium

A jogger runs

3

km in

20

min. Average speed in km/h?

Example 12

easy

A round trip covers

400

m of path in

100

s but ends at the start. Average speed?

Example 13

medium

A car drives

60\,\text{km}

30\,\text{km/h}

60\,\text{km}

60\,\text{km/h}

, and

60\,\text{km}

90\,\text{km/h}

. Find the average speed.

Example 14

medium

A bus drives

40\,\text{min}

30\,\text{km/h}

, then

20\,\text{min}

60\,\text{km/h}

. Find the average speed.

Example 15

medium

A jogger runs

5\,\text{km}

25\,\text{min}

. Find her average speed in km/h.

Example 16

medium

A car goes around a

1\,\text{km}

track in

90\,\text{s}

. Find the average speed in m/s.

Example 17

medium

A runner does

400\,\text{m}

80\,\text{s}

and then walks

200\,\text{m}

120\,\text{s}

. Find the average speed for both segments together.

Example 18

easy

A swimmer averages

1.2\,\text{m/s}

over

300\,\text{m}

. Find the time.

Example 19

hard

A car drives

1\,\text{h}

80\,\text{km/h}

2\,\text{h}

50\,\text{km/h}

, and

1\,\text{h}

30\,\text{km/h}

. Find the average speed.

Example 20

easy

A trip is

60

km in

1.5

h. Average speed in km/h?

← Back to Average Speed Worked Examples Formula Explained

Related Concepts

Speed Instantaneous Speed