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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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A bus covers 200 km at a speed of 50 km/hr. Which formula finds how long the journey takes?

Time = Distance × Speed = 200 × 50, since multiplying the two given numbers seems like the natural next step.

Time = Speed ÷ Distance = 50 ÷ 200, since it uses the same two numbers in a different order.

Time = Distance ÷ Speed = 200 ÷ 50