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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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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Peter belongs to Town A and Paul belongs to Town B. They start their journeys towards each others towns following the same route at the same time. They meet somewhere on the way and continue with their journeys. After meeting Paul, Peter takes another 13.5 hrs to reach his destination while Paul takes another 6hrs to reach Peter's town. If Peter travelled at the speed of 30 kmph, what was Paul's speed in kmph?

A) 42.5 B) 40
C) 45 D) 47.5
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 45

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Krishna cycled a distance of 90 km at a certain speed. If he cycled 3 km slower every hour, he would have taken 5 more hours to reach his destination. What is the speed in kmph at which Krishna actually cycled?

 

A) 7.5 B) 18
C) 15 D) 9
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 9

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Kiran swims in a 90 m long pool. He covers 360 m in two minutes by swimming from one end to the other and back 0 along the same straight path, twice. Find the average speed of Kiran.

A) 4 m/s B) 6 m/s
C) 3 m/s D) 8 m/s
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: C) 3 m/s

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Vishnu travelled equal distances at speeds of 10 kmph, 30 kmph and 8 kmph and took a total of 15.5 min to complete. Find the total distance he travelled, in km.

A) 1 B) 3
C) 4 D) 2
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 3

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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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Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 30 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) 288 km B) 240 km
C) 360 km D) 192 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: B) 240 km

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A man walks at a speed of 3 kmph. He doubles his speed after reaching exactly half way. He walks for 5 hours in all. What is the total distance travelled by him?

A) 19 km B) 15 km
C) 12 km D) 20 km
 
Answer & Explanation Answer: D) 20 km

Explanation:

Let total distance be 2D.

 

He walks half distance i.e, (2D/2) = 'D' distance with 3 kmph and

The next 'D' with 6 kmph.

 

 

Using formula,

Time = Distance/speed

 

(D/3) + (D/6) = 5

 

D =10 ,

Hence, Total distance 2D  =  20 kms.

 

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