Time, Speed & Distance

16 Grade 6 Mathematics questions on Time, Speed & Distance, with worked marking schemes. 16 questions are available on this topic in full.

1. Question 1

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   A car travels at 80 km/h. How far does it go in 2.5 hours?

   A. 160 km

   B. 100 km

   C. 320 km

   D. 200 km

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2. Question 2

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   A cyclist rides at 15 km/h for 2 hours 20 minutes. How far does she go?

   A. 35 km

   B. 30 km

   C. 45 km

   D. 37.5 km

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3. Question 3

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   Two towns are 360 km apart. A car and a bus start towards each other at the same time. The car moves at 70 km/h and the bus at 50 km/h. After how long do they meet?

   A. 4 hours

   B. 3 hours

   C. 2 hours

   D. 6 hours

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   Marking scheme

   B. $3$ hours — moving towards each other, they close the gap at the sum of their speeds: $70+50=120$ km/h, so $360÷120=3$. Using one speed alone would give the wrong time.

4. Question 4

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   A journey started at 9:45 a.m. and lasted 3 hours 30 minutes. What time did it end?

   A. 12:15 p.m.

   B. 12:45 p.m.

   C. 1:15 p.m.

   D. 1:45 p.m.

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5. Question 5

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   A runner completes a 10 km race in 50 minutes. What is the speed in km/h?

   A. 10 km/h

   B. 5 km/h

   C. 15 km/h

   D. 12 km/h

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6. Question 6

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   How long does it take to cover 240 km at 60 km/h?

   A. 6 hours

   B. 4 hours

   C. 5 hours

   D. 3 hours

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7. Question 7

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   A flight departs at 1545 hrs and arrives at 1830 hrs. How long is the flight?

   A. 3 hrs 45 min

   B. 2 hrs 45 min

   C. 2 hrs 15 min

   D. 3 hrs 15 min

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8. Question 8

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   A train covers 450 km in 5 hours. What is its speed?

   A. 80 km/h

   B. 85 km/h

   C. 90 km/h

   D. 100 km/h

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9. Question 9

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   Atieno arrived in school at a quarter past seven in the morning. What was the time in 12-hour system?

   A. 7.45 a.m.

   B. 7.15 a.m.

   C. 7.15 p.m.

   D. 6.45 a.m.

   Marking scheme

   B. $7.15$ a.m. — a quarter of an hour is $15$ minutes, and 'past' means after, so this is $7:15$. 'In the morning' makes it a.m., which rules out the p.m. option, and $6.45$ would be a quarter TO seven.

10. Question 10

    1 mark

    Atieno arrived in school at a quarter past seven in the morning. What was the time?

    A. 7.15 a.m.

    B. 7.15 p.m.

    C. 6.45 a.m.

    D. 7.45 a.m.

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    A. $7.15$ a.m. — a quarter of an hour is $15$ minutes, and 'past' means after, so this is $7:15$. 'In the morning' makes it a.m., which rules out the p.m. option, and $6.45$ would be a quarter TO seven.

11. Question 11

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    What is 1830 hours in 12-hour clock?

    A. 6:30 a.m.

    B. 4:30 p.m.

    C. 6:30 p.m.

    D. 8:30 p.m.

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12. Question 12

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    Convert 3 hours 45 minutes to minutes.

    A. 345

    B. 225

    C. 315

    D. 195

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13. Question 13

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    Distance = speed × time. If speed is 90 km/h and time is 1 hour 40 minutes, what is the distance?

    A. 135 km

    B. 150 km

    C. 160 km

    D. 180 km

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14. Question 14

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    Atieno arrived in school at a quarter past seven in the morning. What was the time in 12-hour system?

    A. 7.45 a.m.

    B. 7.15 a.m.

    C. 7.15 p.m.

    D. 6.45 a.m.

    Marking scheme

    B. $7.15$ a.m. — a quarter of an hour is $15$ minutes, and 'past' means after, so this is $7:15$. 'In the morning' makes it a.m., which rules out the p.m. option, and $6.45$ would be a quarter TO seven.

15. Question 15

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    A matatu takes 45 minutes to cover 60 km. What is its speed in km/h?

    A. 90 km/h

    B. 80 km/h

    C. 60 km/h

    D. 75 km/h

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16. Question 16

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    A bus left at 7:20 a.m. and arrived at 11:05 a.m. How long was the journey?

    A. 4 hrs 15 min

    B. 3 hrs 15 min

    C. 4 hrs 45 min

    D. 3 hrs 45 min

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