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Exercises: Solving Problems Using the Speed Formula

Choose the correct formula (Speed = Distance ÷ Time, Distance = Speed × Time, or Time = Distance ÷ Speed) for each problem. Show your working and include units.

Grade 6·21 problems·~30 min·Uganda NCDC Primary 6 Mathematics·lesson·dts-04

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Recall / Warm-Up

If you are given speed and time and asked to find distance, which formula do you use?

Speed = Distance ÷ Time, since this is the formula most learners remember first from earlier lessons.

Time = Distance ÷ Speed, since this also involves dividing distance by another quantity.

Distance = Speed × Time