Time and Distance Questions

FACTS  AND  FORMULAE  FOR  TIME  AND  DISTANCE

1.Speed = DistanceTime,  Time=DistanceSpeed, Distance= Speed×Time 

 

2. x km/hr = x×518 m/sec

 

3. x m/sec = x×185 km/hr

4. If the ratio of the speeds of A and B is a:b , then the ratio of the times taken by them to cover the same distance is or b : a

5. Suppose a man covers a certain distance at x km/ hr and an equal distance at y km/hr . Then, the average speed during the whole journey is 2xyx+ykm/hr.

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A man travelled a distance of 60 km in 7 hours. He travelled partly on foot @ 6 km/hr and partly on bicycle @ 12 km/hr. What is the distance (in kms) travelled on foot?

A) 15 B) 9
C) 48 D) 24
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 24

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Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 72 kmph and including stoppages, it is 60 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?

A) 12 B) 8
C) 15 D) 10
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 10

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A man travelled a distance of 99 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot @ 9 km/hr and partly on bicycle @ 18 km/hr. What is distance (in kms) travelled on foot?

A) 36 B) 54
C) 63 D) 45
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 63

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A person clapped his hands near a cliff and heard echo after 6 s. The distance of the cliff from the personis: [take v = 346 m/s]

A) 1038 m B) 1083 m
C) 2076 m D) 2706 m
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 1038 m

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What should be the average speed of a car to cover a distance of 189 km in 3.5 hours?

A) 15 m/s B) 54 m/s
C) 27 m/s D) 30 m/s
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 15 m/s

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Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 36 and 48 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 3 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey, then the distance between City A and City B is

A) 518 km B) 432 km
C) 648 km D) 346 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 432 km

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Flight A usually takes 1 hour more than Flight B to travel a distance of 7200 km. Due to engine trouble speed of flight B falls by a factor of 1/6th, so it takes 36 minutes more than Flight A to complete the same journey? What is the speed of Flight A (in km/hr)?

A) 800 B) 900
C) 750 D) 720
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 800

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A man travels 800 km in partly by rail and partly by steamer. He spends 7 hours more time on steamer. If the velocity of the steamer is 20 km/hr and the velocity of rail is 55 km/hr, how much distance does he cover by steamer?

A) 316 km B) 379 km
C) 474 km D) 569 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: A) 316 km

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