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Car Rally
This task is about solving problems that involve distance and speed.
Jake's rally car averages 130 km/h.
Question
a) If Jake entered a race that took him 6 hours to finish, what distance was the race?
210 km
468 km
600 km
780 km
1300 km
Question
b) The following week Jake entered the same car in a 450 km race.
i) If the race started at 1 p.m., about what time would Jake be likely to finish?
3:30 p.m.
3:45 p.m.
4:30 p.m.
4:45 p.m.
5:30 p.m.
Question
ii) Unfortunately, after 390 km driving at 130 km/h, Jake's car broke down.
It took him 30 minutes to fix the car. He could then only race at an average of 60 km/h.
How long did the 450 km race take him?
3 hours
3.5 hours
4 hours
4.5 hours
5 hours