Level 2
A lorry and a bus were travelling from town A to town B which were 720 km apart. The bus set off 2 12 h later than the lorry but arrived 1 12 h earlier. If the average speed of the lorry was 60 km/h, find the average speed of the bus.
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Level 2
Vicky and Sue started driving from the same building but in opposite directions along a straight road. After driving for 2 hours, they were 260 km apart. Vicky's average speed was 60 km/h. What was Sue's average speed?
2 m
Level 2
Ana and Tom started driving from the same place towards Cypress Tower at average speeds of 56 km/h and 80 km/h respectively. After some time, they were 80 km apart. How long had they been travelling? Give your answer in mixed number.
2 m
Level 2
Tania and Christian started off together from the park at the same time and drove towards the office at speeds of 87 km/h and 81 km/h respectively. How far apart would they be after 1 hour 20 minutes?
2 m
Level 2 PSLE
Elsa and Ana started jogging from the same place in opposite directions along a straight path. They jogged for 40 minutes. At the end of the jog, they were 7 km apart. Elsa's average speed was 6 km/h. What was Ana's average speed in km/h?
2 m
Level 2
Martin and Ervin started together from the same bus-stop and ran along a track at the speed of 11 km/h and 7 km/h respectively. How far apart would they be in 15 minutes? Express the answer in km.
2 m
Level 2 PSLE
Jack and Kim started their walk around a 15-km track at 9.00 a.m. They started at the same point but went in opposite direction. Jack's walking speed was 6 km/h and Kim was 4 km/h. They did not change their speeds throughout. At what time did they first pass each other?
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Level 3
Cain and Lea started driving at 9.30 a.m. from City A and headed towards City B which was 312 km away. Cain took 4 hours to complete his journey. Lea's average speed was 2 km/h faster than Cain's. At what time did Lea arrive at City B?
3 m
Level 3
A car is travelling from Town A to Town B. At 60 km/h, it will arrive four hours later than the scheduled time. At 70 km/h, it will arrive at two hours later than the scheduled time. What is the distance between Town A and Town B?
3 m
Level 3
Wilson started travelling at 10 a.m. at a speed of 75 km/h towards a town. Timmy started travelling towards the town from the same place 3 hours later. When Wilson reached the town at 6 p.m., Timmy had another 180 km to travel. What was Timmy's average speed?
3 m
Level 3
Loisa left the house at 11.30 a.m. and drove towards her office. 1 hour later, her brother left house and drove towards the same office at 76 km/h. When the brother reached the office at 3.30 p.m., Loisa had another 3 km to travel. What was Loisa's average speed? Express the answer in mixed number.
3 m
Level 3
At 8 a.m., Lance left Hotel A in his car and travelled towards Hotel B at 90 km/h. At the same time, Nick left Hotel A in his car and travelled in the opposite direction towards Hotel C. When Nick reached Hotel C at 10:30 a.m., Lance was 15 km away from Hotel B.
  1. What was the distance from Hotel A to Hotel B?
  2. If the distance between Hotel B and Hotel C was 440 km, what was Nick's average speed?
3 m
Level 3
Mrs Tan left home at 9 a.m. and drove towards the city. 1 13 hour later, Mrs Tan left the house and drove at an average speed of 100 km/h towards the city. When Mrs Tan reached his destination at 1 p.m., Mrs Tan was 20 km away from the city. Find Mrs Tan's average speed in km/h. Express the answer in mixed number.
3 m
Level 3
Angela and Brian drove off together from Building A to Building B at average speeds of 85 km/h and 65 km/h respectively. How far apart would they be after 12 hours 15 minutes?
3 m
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?
3 m
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
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
Ron jogged while Bella walked from the same place but in opposite directions along a straight road. After 5 hours, they were 30 km apart. Ron's average speed was 1.2 km/h faster than Bella's average speed. What was Bella's average walking speed in km/h? Express the answer in decimal.
3 m
Level 3
Allan and Maine were in a roller skating race. Allan was travelling at a constant speed of 20 km/h and they both did not change their speed. When Maine completed half of her race, Allan was 3.5 km ahead. Allan completed the race at 10.45 a.m. What time did Maine complete the race?
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