Level 3
Ben drove at an average speed of 84 km/h for 45 minutes. He then reduced his average speed by 6 km/h and drove a further 30 minutes before he reached his house. Find the total distance covered by Ben.
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Level 3
At 6 a.m., Prince and John left Park A and drove towards Park B at average speeds of 105 km/h and 60 km/h respectively. Upon reaching Park B, Prince rested for 2 hours. He then headed back for Park A at an average speed of 105 km/h along the same route. Prince and John met each other on their way at 12 noon.
  1. How far had Prince covered when he met John on the way?
  2. How far apart were the two parks?
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Level 3
At 9.30 a.m., a bus started travelling at an average speed of 60 km/h. At 11:30 a.m., a van started from the same place travelling on the same road. If the van took 3 hours to catch up with the bus, find the speed of the van.
3 m
Level 3
Steven and Ivan started running a 10-km cross-country race together at a speed of 6 km/h and 12 km/h respectively. At the halfway mark, Ivan took a rest until Steven caught up with him. How long did Ivan rest? Express the answer in min.
3 m
Level 3
Sam and Ian have a bicycle race. Sam cycles at a speed of 12 km/h. Ian cycles at a speed of 16 km/h. If Ian lets Sam start 40 min before him, how long will Ian take to catch up with Sam?
3 m
Level 3
Kenny and Mike started jogging from the same point. Mike started jogging 4 minutes earlier than Kenny. Kenny's jogging speed was 500 m/min and Mike's jogging speed was 300 m/min. They went in the same direction and did not change their speeds throughout.
  1. How long did it take for Kenny to catch up with Mike?
  2. What distance would Mike have jogged when Kenny caught up with him? Express your answer in meters.
3 m
Level 3
King took 6 hours to drive from Point A to Point B while Jack took 4 hours to drive from Point B to Point A. When they met each other, they were 48 km away from the midpoint of Point A and Point B. What was King's speed?
3 m
Level 3
The distance between Parryville Town and Queensland Town was 900 km apart. A car travelled at an average speed of 98 km/h from Parryville Town to Queensland Town. At the same time, a bus travelled at an average speed of 82 km/h from Queensland Town to Parryville Town. How much further did the car travel than the bus when the car met the bus on the way?
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Level 3 PSLE
Esther and Margi took part in a cycling race. Esther cycled at a speed of 20 km/h. Both of them did not change their speed throughout the race. When Margi covered 12 the distance, Esther was 3.5 km in front of her. Esther reached the finishing line at 10.45 a.m. What time did Margi reach the finishing line?
3 m
Level 3
At 7 a.m., a black car and a green car left the office and travelled at average speeds in opposite directions round a 25-km route. The black car took 15 minutes to complete each round while the green car took 20 minutes.
  1. Find the speed of the black car.
  2. Find the speed of the green car.
  3. If the 2 cars travelled without any interval of rest, at what time would the 2 cars next meet again at the office?
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