Speed Distance & Time

1) Express a speed of 36 kmph in meter per second?

2) Express 25 mps in kmph?

3) Convert the 13/36 m/s into kilometers per hour?

4) Sachin can cover a distance in 1hr 24 min by covering 2/3 of the distance at 4 kmph and the rest at
5 kmph. The total distance is?(km)
a)5 b)6 c)7 d)8

5) How many minutes does Aditya take to cover a distance of 400 m, if he runs at a speed of 20
km/hr
a) 1.2min b)2.5min c)3.5min d)4.2min

6) A car travelling with 5/7 of its actual speed covers 42 km in 1 hr 40 min 48 sec. Find the actual
speed of the car.(kmph)
a)17 6/7 b)25 c)30 d)35

7) A man complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels first half of the journey at the rate of 21 km/hr and
second half at the rate of 24 km/hr. Find the total journey in km
a)22.0 b)22.4 c)23.0 d)23.4

8) Robert is traveling on his cycle and has calculated to reach point A at 2 p.m. if he travels at 10 km/hr; he
will reach there at 12 noon if he travels at 15 km/hr. At what speed must he travel to reach A at 1 p.m.?
a). 8 kmph b) 11 kmph c) 12 kmph d). 14 kmph

9) A walks around a circular field at the rate of one round per hour while B runs around it at the rate of six
rounds per hour. They start at same point at 7:30 am. They shall first cross each other at ?
a)7:15 am b)7:30 am c)7: 42 am d)7:50 am

10) The speed of a car is 90 km in the first hour and 60 km in the second hour. What is the average speed of the
car?
a)72 kmph b)75 kmph c)30 kmph d)80 kmph

11) A man goes from A to B at a speed of 20 kmph and comes back to A at a speed of 30 kmph. Find his
average speed for the entire journey?
a)20 kmph b)24 kmph c)50 kmph d) 35 kmph

12) A man leaves a point P at 6 a.m. and reaches the point Q at 10 a.m. another man leaves the point give at 8
a.m. and reaches the point P at 12 noon. At what time do they meet?
a)8 a.m. b)8 p.m. c)9 a.m. d)9 p.m.

13) A boy rides his bicycle 10 km at an average speed of 12 km/hr and again travels 12 km at an average speed
of 10 km/hr. His average speed for the entire trip is approximately?
A. 10.4 km/hr B. 10.8 km/hr C. 11 km/hr D. 12.2 km/hr

14) A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 200 m. The thief starts running and the policeman
chases him. The thief and the policeman run at the rate of 10 km and 11 km per hour respectively. What is
the distance between them after 6 minutes ?
a)50 meter b)100 meter c)110 meter d)None of above

15) The jogging track in a sports complex is 726 m in circumference. Deepak and his wife start from the same
point and walk in opposite directions at 4.5 km/hr and 3.75 km/hr respectively. They will meet for the first
time in?
a)4.9 min b) 5.28 min c) 5.5 min d) 6 min
16) Walking 7/6 of his usual rate, a boy reaches his school 4 min early. Find his usual time to reach the school?
a) 25 min b) 26 min c) 27 min d) 28 min

17) A and B walk around a circular track. They start at 8 a.m. from the same point in the opposite directions. A
and B walk at a speed of 2 rounds per hour and 3 rounds per hour respectively. How many times shall they
cross each other before 9.30 a.m. ?
A. 5 B. 6 C. 7 D. 8

18) Two persons start running simultaneously around a circular track of length 300 m from the same point at
speeds of 15 km/hr and 25 km/hr. When will they meet for the first time any where on the track if they are
moving in opposite directions?
A. 21 sec B. 24 sec C. 25 sec D. 27 sec E. None of these

19) A and B go around a circular track of length 600 m on a cycle at speeds of 36 kmph and 54 kmph. After
how much time will they meet for the first time at the starting point?
A. 120 sec B. 150 sec C. 140 sec D. 130 sec E. None of these

20) A person covered one-fourth of the total distance at 16 kmph and remaining distance at 24 kmph. What is
the average speed for the total distance?
a) 21(2/3) kmph b) 21 (1/3) kmph c) 22 (1/3) kmph d) 22 (2/3) kmph e) None of these.

21) Yana and Gupta leave points x and y towards y and x respectively simultaneously and travel in the same
route. After meeting each other on the way, Yana takes 4 hours to reach her destination, while Gupta takes
9 hours to reach his destination. If the speed of Yana is 48 km/hr, what is the speed of Gupta?
a)72kmph b)39kmph c)32kmph d)none of these

22) Murali travelled from city A to city B at a speed of 40 kmph and from city B to city C at 60 kmph. What is
the average speed of Murali from A to C given that the ratio of distances between A to B and B to C is
2 : 3?
a)48 kmph b)50 kmph c)52 kmph d) 56 kmph e) None of these

23) 24. A person travels from P to Q a speed of 40 km/hr and returns by increasing his speed by 50%. What is
his average speed for both the trips?
A. 36 km/hr B. 45 km/hr C. 48 km/hr D. 50 km/hr

24) A man misses a bus by 40 minutes if he travels at 30 kmph. If he travels at 40 kmph, then also he misses
the bus by 10 minutes. What is the minimum speed required to catch the bus on time?
a)48 kmph b)45 kmph c)43 kmph d)44 kmph e)None of these.

25) The distance between two cities A and B is 330 Km. A train starts from A at 8 a.m. and travel towards B at
60 km/hr. Another train starts from B at 9 a.m and travels towards A at 75 Km/hr. At what time do they
meet?
A) 10 a.m B) 10.30 a.m C) 11 a.m D) 11.30 a.m
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27) 28. Ramu rides his bike at an average speed of 45 km/hr and reaches his destination in four hours. Somu
covers the same distance in six hours. If Ramu covered his journey at an average speed which was 9 km/hr
less and Somu covered his journey at an average speed which was 10 km/hr more, then the difference in
their times taken to reach the destination would be (in minutes).
28) a)36 b) 30 c)40 d) 45 e)None of these.
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30) [Link] with 4/5 of my usual speed, I miss the bus by 5 minutes. What is my usual time?
31) a)35 min b)30 min c)25 min d)20 min
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33) [Link] a man walks to his office at ¾ of his usual rate, he reaches office 1/3 of an hour late than usual. What
is his usual time to reach office?
34) a)1 hour b)2 hour c)3 hour d)4 hour
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37) Akash leaves Mumbai at 6 am and reaches Bangalore at 10 am. Prakash leaves Bangalore at 8 am and
reaches Mumbai at 11:30 am. At what time do they cross each other?
 A) 10 am B) 8:32 am C) 8:56 am D) 9:20 am
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39) [Link] cars cover the same distance at the speed of 60 and 64 kmps respectively. Find the distance
traveled by them if the slower car takes 1 hour more than the faster car.
40) a)906 km b)960 m c)960 km d)966 km
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42) 33. Two trains starting at the same time from 2 stations 200 km apart and going in opposite direction cross
each other at a distance of 110 km from one of the stations. What is the ratio of their speeds ?
43) a)11:9 b)13:9 c)17:9 d)21:9
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45) [Link] trains A and B start simultaneously in the opposite direction from two points P and Q and arrive at
their destinations 16 and 9 hours respectively after their meeting each other. At what speed does the second
train B travel if the first train travels at 120 km/h
46) A) 90 km/h B) 160 km/h C) 67.5 km/h D) None of these
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48) [Link] has to visit towns B and C in any order. The roads connecting these towns with her home are
shown on the diagram. How many different routes can she take starting from A and returning to A, going
through both B and C (but not more than once through each) and not travelling any road twice on the same
trip?
49) A) 10 B) 8 C) 6 D) 4
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51) 36). Jake and Paul walks each 10 kilometers. Jake is 1.5 km faster than the Paul because of which covers
the distance in 1.5 Hrs faster than the Paul. What is Jake speed?
52) a. 4 b. 6 c. 8 d. 2
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54) 37). Car A leaves city C at 5pm and drives at a speed of 40kmph.2 hours later another car B leaves city C
and drives in the same direction as car [Link] how much time will car B be 9 km ahead of car A if speed of
car B is 60kmoh?
55) a) 4.25hours b) 4.17hours c) 4.30hours d) 4.45hours
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57) 38) One day, Eesha started 30 min late from home and reached her office 50 min late while driving 25%
slower than her usual speed. How much time in min does Eesha usually take to reach her office from
house?
58) a) 80 min b) 50min c) 60 min d) 70 min
59) 39) A person walks at 4km/hr for a particular duration T1 and 3km/hr for another duration T2 and covers a
total distance of [Link] he walks at 4km/hr for the duration T2 and at 3km/hr for the duration T1,then he
covers only [Link] will be the time taken by him to cover the one of the legs?
60) a) 4hrs b) 7hrs c) 10 hrs d) 6hrs
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