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Speed Problems
Return to the classic word problem with these speed scenarios. Learners use some combination of the variables speed, distance, and speed to solve six problems, all of which ask for one of these as an answer. The examples do a nice job of...
Willow Tree
Weighted Averages
Mixtures, weighted percentages, and varying speeds make problem solving difficult. The resource give learners a strategy for tackling these types of problems effectively.
Corbett Maths
Average Rate of Change
Simply find the slope to find the average rate of change. A short video provides the definition of the average rate of change. Using the definition, pupils calculate the average rate of change to solve problems that cover finding average...
West Contra Costa Unified School District
Using Bar Models to Solve Rate Problems
Pupils visualize distance-rate-time problems by using bar models. The instructional activity presents examples of four different types of rate problems and shows how they can be solved using bar models and equations. Each...
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Twelve Average Speed/Rate Word Problems
In this word problem worksheet, students solve twelve word problems discussing average speed or rate. The solutions are provided.
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Speed and Acceleration
In this speed and acceleration worksheet, students complete math word problems having to do with speed and acceleration. Students complete 13 problems.
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Speed, Distance and Time
In these calculating speed, distance, and time worksheets, 6th graders review information, formulas, and examples, and solve word problems calculating average speeds, distance traveled, time taken, convert time measurements and speeds,...
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Speed, Distance and Time
In this speed and distance worksheet, students calculate the average speed of various items. They determine the speed of cars, trains, worms, and children running. Students also determine the amount traveled in a given period of time....
EngageNY
A Critical Look at Proportional Relationships
Use proportions to determine the travel distance in a given amount of time. The 10th installment in a series of 33 uses tables and descriptions to determine a person's constant speed. Using the constant speed, pupils write a linear...
Kuta Software
Distance - Rate - Time Word Problems
In this word problem activity, algebra learners solve 10 distance problems. Problems include motion in different directions, the same direction, and round trips.
Flipped Math
Calculus AB/BC - Average and Instantaneous Rate of Change
Ramp up the average rate of change—instantly. Learners use their knowledge of the formula to find the average rate of change to find the instantaneous rate of change. The presenter shows pupils an interactive that demonstrates finding...
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Unit 18: Speed, Distance and Time
In this speed, distance and time worksheet, students read statements and then mentally determine the speed, distance or time in a given problem. Answers are provided beside each question. This two-page worksheet contains 30 problems.
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Speed Machines
For this science worksheet, students solve each of the word problems on speed machines using the formula given and rounding their answers to the nearest tenth. Students also fill in the boxes and use a calculator to determine how long it...
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Worksheet #5: Mixture Word Problems
In this mixture word problem worksheet, students read story problems and determine what information is necessary to solve the mixture problem. They identify the correct solution, graph inequalities, and solve inequality equations. Nine...
West Contra Costa Unified School District
Talking About Distance, Rate and Time
Connect the tortoise and the hare fable to mathematics. Learners first identify key terms related to distance, rate, and time. They then solve distance/rate/time problems using different representations.
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SDO: Measuring the Speed of an Eruptive Prominence
In this eruptive prominence instructional activity, students read about a plasma ejection from the sun measured by the Solar Dynamics Observatory. Students solve 3 problems using the given diagrams of the ejection. They determine the...
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Using the Proper Tools to Solve Problems
In this word problem worksheet, students complete ten multiple choice word problems by choosing the correct mathematical operation. This is an interactive worksheet.
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The I-81 Problem
In this problem solving worksheet, students determine the average rate of speed of a car traveling 60 miles per hour one direction and 30 miles per hour on the return trip. A detailed answer is included with the problem.
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Mixed Operations Math Word Problems 2
In this math word problems worksheet, students use their problem solving skills to solve 6 story problems that require them to add, subtract, multiply, and divide.
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American Journeys: Right Place, Right Time
Sixth graders measure distances on a map using string and a ruler. They complete mathematical word problems about measurement.
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Speed, Distance and Time
Students are introduced to the concept of speed and the difference between average and instantaneous speed. They work as a class to solve a variety of word problems to calculate average speeds without a calculator. The students are then...
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"So Tell Me About Your Trip..."
Students research destinations and the factors involved in taking a trip and explore how averages play a part in making decisions. They explore how to find the average speed and the distance to a particular destination, they estimate...
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Word Problems: Distance = Rate x Time
In this word problem worksheet, students read word problems, and set the information into the distance formula. They solve the formula to determine the distance, rate and time. This two-page worksheet contains six problems, with answers.
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SAT problem solving practice test
For this online, interactive worksheet (7), students complete ten problems in 12 minutes to help prepare then to take the SATs. The problems vary in difficulty and content.