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Speed, Time, and Distance Problems

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Speed, Time, and Distance Problems

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TIME SPEED DISTANCE

[Link] stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 kmph and including stoppages, it is 45 kmph. For how
many minutes does the bus stop per hour? a)9 b)10 c)12 d)20

[Link] 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

3.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)220 b)224 c)230 d)234

[Link] many minutes does Aditya take to cover a distance of 400 m, if he runs at a speed of 20 km/hr
a) 115min b)215min c)315min d)415min

5.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

6.A ball is thrown twice from a place with the gap of 34 minutes between the two shots. A person
approaching this point in a bus heard the second shot 33 minutes after he heard the first shot. What is
the speed of bus (in kmph) if sound travels at 330 m/s?
a)30 b)33 c)36 d)42

7. 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

[Link] a speed of 36 kmph in meters per second?


a)10 mps b)2 mps c)4 mps d)17 mps

[Link] 25 mps in kmph?


a)15 kmph b)99 kmph c)90 kmph d)None

[Link] 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

[Link] the 13/36 m/s into kilometers per hour?


a) 1.5 b) 1.2 c)1.3 d)1.4

12.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

13.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 meterc c)110 meter d)None of above
14. 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

[Link] 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

16. 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

[Link] 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

18.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

19.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.

[Link] 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

21.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

[Link] 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

[Link] 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

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

25.A person covered one-fourth of the total distance at 26 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.

26. 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.

27. 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

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).
a)36 b) 30 c)40 d) 45 e)None of these.

[Link] with 4/5 of my usual speed, I miss the bus by 5 minutes. What is my usual time?
a)35 min b)30 min c)25 min d)20 min

[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?
a)1 hour b)2 hour c)3 hour d)4 hour

[Link] 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

[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.
a)906 km b)960 m c)960 km d)966 km

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 ?
a)11:9 b)13:9 c)17:9 d)21:9

[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
A) 90 km/h B) 160 km/h C) 67.5 km/h D) None of these

[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?
A) 10 B) 8 C) 6 D) 4

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?
a. 4 b. 6 c. 8 d. 2

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?
a) 4.25hours b) 4.17hours c) 4.30hours d) 4.45hours

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?
a) 80 min b) 50min c) 60 min d) 70 min
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?
a) 4hrs b) 7hrs c) 10 hrs d) 6hrs

40) A travels at 40 kmph and B travels at 60 kmph. They are travelling towards each other and start at
the same time. By the time they meet, B would have travelled 120km more than. Find the total
distance.
a) 600 km b) 720 km c) 400 km d) 540 km

41) For a car there are 5 tyros including one spare tyro (4+1). All tyros are equally used. If the total
distance travelled by the car is 40000 km then what is the average distance by the each tyros?
A.10000 B.40000 C.32000 D.8000

42). 2 gear one with 12 teeth & other with 14 teeth are engaged with each other. One tooth in smaller
gear and tooth in biggest gear are marked and initially those marked tooth is contact to each other.
After how many rotation of the smaller gear with the marked teeth in the other gear will again come
in to contact for the first time?
a.7 b.84 c. 12 D. data insufficient

43). At 12:00 hours Jake starts to walk from his house at 6 Km an hour. At 13:30 hours, Paul follows
him from Jake’s house on his bicycle at 8 Km per hour. When will Jake be 3 Km behind Paul?
a)19.30hrs b) 18.30 hrs c) 20.30 hrs d)19.00 hrs

44. In this question, A^B refers to A raised to the power [Link] that the rate of consumption of
coal by a locomotive engine values as the square of its speed and is 1000 kg per hour when the speed
is 60 km per hour, when in motion. If coal costs the railway company Rs.15 per 100 kg and if the
other expenses of running the train is Rs.12 per hour, find a formula for the cost in paise kilometer
when the speed is S km per hour.
a.(1200/S)+(25S^2/6) b.(1200/S)+(25S/6) [Link] of these d.(1200/S)+(5S^2/18)

[Link] flight takes of at 2am from a place at 18N 10E and landed 10 Hrs later at a place with
coordinates 36N70W. What is the local time when my plane landed?
a)6:00 am b) 6:40am c) 7:40am d) 7:00am

46) A plane moves from 9°N40°E to 9°N40°W. If the plane starts at 10 am and takes 8 hours to reach
the destination, find the local arrival time
a)12:00 b) 12:30 c) 12:40 d) 2:00

47. The size of the bucket is N kb. The bucket fills at the rate of 0.1 kb per millisecond. A
programmer sends a program to receiver. There it waits for 10 milliseconds. And response will be
back to programmer in 20 milliseconds. How much time the program takes to get a response back to
the programmer, after it is sent?
a)30ms b) 35ms c) 40ms d) 25ms

48.A bus started from bustand at 8.00a m and after 30 min staying at destination, it returned back to
the bustand. the destination is 27 miles from the bustand. the speed of the bus 50 percent fast speed. at
what time it returns to the bustand
a)7:00 am b) 9:40am c) 11:40am d) 11:00am

49. Alvin,Ben and Clindon run a race, with Alvin finishing 48 meters ahed of ben and 72 meters ahed
of Clindon, while runner Ben finishes 32 meters ahead of runner Clindon. Each runner travels the
entire distance at a constant speed. What is the length of the race?
A. 480 B. 96 C. 192 D. None
50 .Jake is faster than Paul. Jake and Paul each walk 40 km. The sum of their speeds is 13 km/h and
the sum of time taken by them is 13 hours. Then Jake’s speed is equal to :

(a) 7Kmph (b) 8Kmph (c) 4Kmph (d) 9Kmph

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