Speed, Distance and Time 07/11/2023

WALT: Solve simple problems involving speed, distance and time

Solve more complex problems involving speed, distance and time
Solve speed, distance and time problems which involve unit conversions

Starter Task Converting Speed

1) Convert each time in terms of hours Convert each of the following into m/s to 2 d.p
a) 2 hours and 30 minutes = 2.5 hours
b) 5 hours and 15 minutes = 5.25 hours a) 5 km/s = 5000 m/s
c) 3 hours and 20 minutes = 3 ⅓ hours b) 20 km/h = 5.56 m/s
d) 1 hour and 12 minutes = 1.2 hours
Challenge Challenge
e) 2 hours 35 minutes c) 60 mph = 27.78 m/s

Hint
1 km ≅ 0.6 miles

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