Time, Speed, Distance 3
Q.1. A beats B by 20 m in a 100 m race. B beats C by 50 m in a 200 m
race. C beats D by 150 m in a 500 m race. By how much meters A
beats D in a km race?
Q.2. In a race, if Shahid gives Saif a start of 100 metres, Shahid wins by
30 sec. If he gives Saif a start of 150 metres, he still wins but by 15
sec. Find Saif’s speed (in m/min).
Q.3. In a 100 m race, if Raj gives Rohit a start of 10 seconds, Raj wins by
5m. If he gives Rohit a start of 10 m, he wins by 5 seconds. What is
Rohit’s speed?
Q.4. A sprinter starts running on a circular path of radius r metres. Her
pr
average speed (in metres/minute) is pr during the first 30 seconds,
2
pr pr
during the next one minute, during the next 2 minutes, during
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the next 4 minutes, and so on. What is the ratio of the time taken for
the nth round to that for the previous round?
1) 8 2) 16 3) 32 4) 64
Q.5. Ram and Shyam run a race between points A and B, 5 km apart.
Ram starts at 9 a.m. from A at a speed of 5 km/hr, reaches B, and
returns to A at the same speed. Shyam starts at 9.45 a.m. from A at a
speed of 10 km/hr, reaches B and comes back to A at the same
speed.
a) At what time do Ram and Shyam first meet each other?
1) 10.10 a.m. 2) 10.20 a.m. 3) 10.30 a.m. 4) 10.40 a.m.
b) At what time does Shyam overtake Ram?
1) 10.20 a.m. 2) 10.30 a.m. 3) 10.40 a.m. 4) 10.50 a.m.
Q.6. Every morning A and B go for a jog on a circular racing track 300 m
long.
a) If A runs clockwise at 60 m/min and B runs anti-clockwise at 40
m/min, starting from the same point, where will A be when they meet
for the first time?
b) If A runs clockwise at 60 m/min and B runs anti-clockwise at 40
m/min, starting from the diametrically opposite points, when will they
meet for the second time?
Q.7. A, B and C start from the same point at the same time and move
along a circular track of length 112 m at speeds of 5 m/s, 3 m/s and
2 m/s respectively. B and C move in the same direction and A moves
in the opposite direction.
After how much time will they meet for the first time?
Q.8. A, B and C start from the same point at the same time and move
along a circular track of length 112 m at speeds of 5 m/s, 3 m/s and
2 m/s respectively. B and C move in the same direction and A moves
in the opposite direction.
After how much time will they meet for the first time at the starting
point?
Q.9. A, B and C start from the same point at the same time and move
along a circular track of length 112 m at speeds of 5 m/s, 3 m/s and
2 m/s respectively. B and C move in the same direction and A moves
in the opposite direction.
If they keep running infinitely, at how many points will they keep
meeting?