Motion problems - 8th grade (13y) - math problems

Number of problems found: 171

  • The tourist
    tourist The tourist walked a quarter of the way on the first day, a third of the rest on the second day, and 20 km on the last day. How many km did he walk in three days?
  • On the
    aircraft-02 On the map of Europe made at a scale of 1: 4000000, the distance between Bratislava and Paris is 28 cm. At what time an airplane flying at 800 km/h will fly this journey?
  • Average speed
    cyklo2 The average speed of a good cyclist is 30 km/h. The average speed of the less able is 20 km/h. They both set off on the same route at the same time. Good cyclist drove it 2 hours earlier. How long was the route?
  • An airplane
    aircraft-02 An airplane flies 1440 km in 2 1/4 hours. What is its average speed in km per hour?
  • Cyclists and walkers
    time_1 A group of tourists started at 8:00 at speed 4 km/h walk. At half-past ten, another group started on a bike and caught up with a group of tourists at 10:50. What was the average speed of cyclists?
  • Two trains
    vlak_8 From station A, the freight train traveled at a speed of 40 km/h in 9h. When he drove 15km, the fast train started from station A in the same direction at a speed of 70km/h. When will it the freight train catch up?
  • Three roads
    kolobezka The three boys moved from start to finish on three different routes A, B, C, always at the same time. Adam drove road A 1500 m long on a scooter. Blake walked route B 600 m long on foot. Cyril got on a scooter on route C after a 90 m walk, then he left th
  • Gas, lpg and diesel
    lpg Calculate how much it costs to drive 35000 km by car: a) a car with a consumption of 8l/100 km of LPG for 60 cents b) 7l/100 km of petrol for 1.33 euros c) 6 l/100 km of diesel for 1.2 euros. Calculate what is cheaper.
  • Tourist
    tourist A tourist walked an average speed of 3.5 km/h route in 6 hours. Calculate how many hours he would have passed at an average speed of 5.5 km/h.
  • Grandmother
    car_33 Mom walked out to visit her grandmother in a neighboring village 5km away and moved at a speed of 4km/h. An hour later, father drove down the same road at an average speed of 64km/h. 1) How long will take to catch mom die? 2) What is the approximate dista
  • Two trains
    trains_1 The train runs at speed v1 = 72 km/h. The passenger, sitting in the train, observed that a train long l = 75m in 3 s passed on the other track in the opposite direction. Calculate the speed of this train.
  • Drive to NJ
    motion Ed drove to New Jersey at 30mph. He drove back home in 3 hours at 50 mph. How many hours did it take Ed to drive to New Jersey?
  • Two places
    chodnik The distance to the places is 60 km. From place A a pedestrian came out at a speed of 4 km/h and at the same time a car drove against him from place B. What was the speed of the car if the pedestrian met him in 90 minutes?
  • Average speed
    truck The truck drove 1/2 of the way on the highway at 80km/h. The other half of the way 20km/h. Calculate the average speed
  • RPM
    motor_rpm An electric motor makes 3,000 revolutions per minutes. How many degrees does it rotate in one second?
  • The train
    train_freight_6 The train passed the observer in the 20s and passed through a 1500m tunnel in 2 minutes. Calculate the speed (km/h) and train length.
  • Cenda and Pepa
    suchacky Cenda and Pepa went to the event. Cenda started alone. Canda started after him for 20 minutes. How long took Cenda to catch him? Cenda traveling at 15 km/h, and Pepa traveling at 25 km/h.
  • Storm
    storm-012 So far, a storm has traveled 35 miles in 1/2 hour in direction straight to observer. If it is currently 5:00 p. M. And the storm is 105 miles away from you, at what time will the storm reach you? Explain how you solved the problem.
  • A truck 2
    kamion2_0 A truck leaves home with building materials and makes a return trip every six days. To deliver all the materials, you need eight truck trips every month. How many trucks do you need?
  • Sound speed in Earth
    speed_1 Through the surface layers of the Earth, sound propagates 13 times faster than through air. During the geological survey, the charge exploded 1.7 km from the measuring station. How long does it take between the vibration of the soil at the measuring point

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