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Distance - Rate - Time Word Problems Date_____ Period____ 1) An aircraft carrier made a trip to Guam and back. The trip there took three hours and the trip back took four hours. It averaged 6 km/h on the return trip. Find the average speed of the trip there. 2) A passenger plane made a trip to Las Vegas and back.
With the current: Distance = 8 miles, Time = 2 hours Against the current: Distance = 6 miles, Time = 2 hours. We can use the formula: Distance = Rate × Time. For rowing with the current: 8 = (b + c) × 2. For rowing against the current: 6 = (b – c) × 2. Now we have a system of two equations: 2b + 2c = 8 2b – 2c = 6
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The rate is in miles per hour, so time must be in hours in all time, rate, and distance problems. Solution. Solution Sketch. Let x = time in hours for planes to fly 900 miles apart. Remember, x equals the time for the planes, since their times are the same in this problem.
Below are three versions of our grade 4 math worksheet with word problems involving time and elapsed time. Students must figure out what time it was, will be or how much time went by in the various scenarios described. Use of "am" and "pm" is emphasized. These worksheets are pdf files.
To find the total distance, multiply rate times time or (30km/h)(4h) = 120 km. The problems to be solved here will have a few more steps than described above. So to keep the information in the problem organized, use a table.
These story problems deal with travel time, including determining the travel distance, travel time and speed using miles (customary units). This is a very common class of word problem and specific practice with these worksheets will prepare students when they encounter similar problems on standardized tests.
