TIME AND DISTANCE

GRADE 10:
Easy
1).A train is travelling at the rate of 90km/hr. How many
seconds it will take to cover a distance of 4/ 5 km ?
(1)32 sec. (2)64 sec. (3)90 sec. (4)120 sec.
Explanation:
Time taken = Distance /speed
time = 4 /5*90 km/ km/hr
= 4/450 km/ km/hr
=to convert into second multiply with 3600
4
= 450
× 3600

=32 sec
2) A man walking at the rate of 10 km/hr. crosses a bridge
in 30 minutes. The length of the bridge (in metres) is :
(1)6000 (2)7500 (3)5000 (4)1250
Explanation:
Time taken = Distance /speed
To convert km/hr to m/s multiply the given speed into 5/18
= 10*5/18
=50/18 m/s
=25/9 m/s
 To convert min to sec multiply the given time with 60
=30*60
=1800 sec
Length=Time*speed
25
=1800 × 9

=5000 m

3) . A man crosses a road 500metres wide in 150 seconds. His

speed in km/hr is :
(1)10 (2)12 (3)12.5 (4)15
Explanation:
Time taken = Distance /speed
Speed=Distance/Time
= 500/150(m/s)
=10/3(m/s)
To convert speed from m/s to km/h multiply the given
speed with 18/5
10 18
= 3
×
5

=2×6
=12 km/h
4) A car travelling at a speed of 80 km/hour can complete a
journey in 9 hours. How long will it take to travel the same
distance at 60 km/hour ?
(1) 6 hours (2) 3 hours (3) 12 hours (4) 9 hours
Explanation:
Speed=Distance/Time
Speed*Time =Distance
80*9=Distance
720=Distance

Time taken by car to complete the same distance in 60

km/hour is
Time=720/60
Time=12 hrs

5) A boy runs 40 km in 5 hours. How long will he take to run

64 km at double the previous speed?
(1) 6 hours (2) 3 hours (3) 4 hours (4) 9 hours
Explanation:
Speed=Distance/Time
Speed=40/5(km/h)
=8 km/h
Double the previous speed, then speed=16 km/h
 Given distance=64 km
Now present time
=64/16
Time= 4 hrs
6) The speed of a bus is 144 km/hr. The distance covered by
the bus in 10 seconds is
(1) 400 m (2) 160 m (3) 500 m (4) 74.5 m
Explanation:
Speed=Distance/Time
To convert speed from km/h to m/s multiply it with 5/18
5
Then obtained speed will be=144 × 18 =40 m/s
Now, Distance=speed×time
=40×10
=400 m

Moderate
1) A and B travel the same distance at speed of 18 km/hr and
20 km/ hr respectively. If A takes 36 minutes more than B, the
distance travelled by each is
(1)96 km (2) 108 km (3)120 km (4) 66 km
Explanation:
Distance between a and b are same,
 So let the distance be x
S=d/t
T=d/s
x/18-x/20=36/60(to convert time into hr divide it by 60)
2x 3
=
18× 20 5

X=108

2) A train starts from a place A at 6 a.m. and arrives at

another place B at 4.30 p.m. on the same day. If the speed of
the train is 80 km per hour, find the distance travelled by the
train ?
(1)1420 km (2)1680 km (3)1320 km (4) 1400 km
Explanation:
Given
Time=21/2 hrs
Speed=80km/h
Distance = Speed × Time
= 80 ×21/2
=1680 km
3) A train covers a distance of 20 km in 24 minutes. If its
speed is decreased by 5 km/hr, the time taken by it to cover
the same distance will be :
(1) 20 minutes (2) 26 minutes 40 sec
 (3) 23 minutes (4) 11 minutes 20 sec
Explanation:
Let
Speed=Distance/Time
= 20*60/24(convert time from min to hr)
=50 km/hr
Now the speed is decreased by 5 km/hr, then the present
speed is 45 km/hr
Time=20/45 hr
=4/9 hr
(multiply into 60 to convert hr into min)
4 × 60 80
=
9 3

=26 minutes 40 sec

4) A man walks ‘a’ km in ‘b’ hours. The time taken to walk 400
metres is
(1) 400b/a hrs (2) 200b/a hrs(3) 200 hrs (4) 50/3 hrs
Explanation:
Distance=a km
Hour=b km
Then speed=d/t
=a/b km/h
Time taken to walk 400 m
 T=400/(a/b)
T= 400b/a hrs

5) A bullock cart has to cover a distance of 240 km. in 30

hours. If it covers half of the journey in 3 /5 th time, the
speed to cover the remaining distance in the time left has to
be
(1) 6.4 km/hr (2) 6.67 km/hr (3) 10 km/hr (4) 15 km/hr
Explanation:
Total distance=240 km
Total time=30 hrs
If it covers half of the journey in 3 /5 th time
Half the distance=120
3/5th time=30*3/5=18

Remaining distance=120
Remaining time=12
Speed=120/12
=10 km/hr
6) A man is walking at a speed of 20 kmph. After every km, he
takes a rest for 5 minutes. How much time will he take to
cover a distance of 10 km?
 (1) 60 minutes (2) 50 minutes
(3) 40 minutes (4) 70 minutes
Explanation:
Time taken in covering 10 Km=10/20=1/2 hr=30 min
That person will take rest for four times.
Required time=(30+4*5)
=50 minutes

GRADE 12:
EASY:
1) Ram travels a certain distance at 6 km/h and reaches 15
minutes late. If he travels at 8 km/h, he reaches 15 minutes
earlier. The distance he has to travel is:
1. 4.5 km
2. 6 km
3. 7.2 km
4. 12 km
Explanation:
Let D be the required distance
So, D/6 − D/8 = (15 + 15)/60
Or, D = 12 km
2) A train 800 metres long is running at the speed of 144
km/hr. If it crosses a tunnel in 1 minute, then the length of
the tunnel (in metres) is :
1. 1800 m
2. 1600 m
3. 1950 m
4. 2000 m
Explanation:
Let
Length of train=800m
Speed=36km/hr
=144*5/18=40 m/s
Explanation:
Let length of tunnel be x
Speed=length/time
40m/s=(800+x)/60
Since 1 minute =60 sec
2400=800+x
X=1600 m
3)Rohit and Raman travel the same distance at 28 km/h and
30 km/h respectively. Rohit takes 20 minutes more than
Raman. Find the distance travelled.
1. 190 km
2. 180 km
3. 140 km
4. 160 km
Explanation:
Given, Rohit's speed = 28 km/h
Raman's speed = 30 km/h
We know, Time = Distance/Speed
Let the distance be D
According to question
D/28 - D/30 = 20/60
⇒ (15D - 14D)/420 = 1/3
⇒ D = 140
∴ Distance = 140 km

4) A bus moving at 80 km per hour covers a distance in 6

hours. If it travels the same distance at 60 km per hour how
long will it take to cover the distance ?
(1) 2 hrs. (2) 8 hrs. (3) 6 hrs. (4) 5 hrs.
Explanation:
Let
Distance=x
Speed=80 km
Time=6 hour
Distance=speed*time
 =80*6
=480km
bus travels the same distance at 60 km per hour, then time is
time=d/s
=480/60
=8 hours

Moderate:
1) A person can row with the stream at 4 km per hour and
against the stream at 3 km an hour. The speed of the current
is:
1. 0.5 km/h
2. 1 km/h
3. 4 km/h
4. 5 km/h
Explanation:
Let the speed of the current be x km/h and speed of the
person in still water be y km/h.
∴ y + x = 4(along with stream)
y – x = 3(against with stream)
⇒ y = 3.5, x = 0.5
∴ Speed of the current = 0.5 km/h
2) A student goes to school at the rate of 4 km/hr and
reaches 5 minutes late. If he travels at the speed of 6 km/hr,
he reaches 10 minutes earlier. The distance of the school is
(1) 45 km (3) 10 km (2) 20 km (4) 6 km
Explanation:
Let
d d 5+10
− =
4 6 60

2d/24=16/60
15 ×24
2 d=
60

D=6 km

3) A train passes two bridges of lengths 600 m and 300 m in

40 seconds and 30 seconds respectively. The length of the
train is :
(1) 600 m (3) 200 m (2) 90 m (4) 150 m
Explanation:
Let the length of train=x
Length of bridge 1=600m
Length of bridge 2=300 m
Time taken to cross bridge 1=40 seconds
Time taken to cross bridge 2=30 sec
Let speed=y

For bridge 1
Speed=(length of train+ length of bridge 1)/time taken
Y= (x+600)/40……..1
For bridge 2
Speed=(length of train+ length of bridge 2)/time taken

Y= (x+300)/30……..2
Comparing 1 and 2
(x+600)/40=(x+300)/30
X=600

Difficult:
1) A boat takes 36 hours for traveling downstream from point
A to point B and coming back to point C midway between A
and B. If the velocity of the stream is 5 km/hr and the speed
of the boat in still water is 15 km/hr, what is the distance
between A and B?
1. 180 km
2. 360 km
3. 195 km
4. 200 km
Explanation:
If the speed of a boat in still water is u km/hr and the speed
of the stream is v km/hr, then
Downstream speed = (u + v) km/hr
Upstream stream = (u - v) km/hr
Downstream speed = (15 + 5) = 20 km/hr
Upstream speed = (15 - 5) = 10 km/hr
Let the distance between A and B be p km, then
⇒ (p/20) + [(p/2)/10] = 36
⇒ (p/20) + (p/20) = 36
⇒ p = 360 km

GRADUATE:
Easy
1. How many minutes Raman will take to cover a distance of
800 meters if he runs at a speed of 40 km/hr?
A. 2 mins
B. 2.5 mins
C. 1 (1/5) mins
D. None of these
Explanation:
 Distance=800m
Speed=40*5/18=200/18=100/9 m/s
Time= D/S
=800/(100/9)
=800*9/100
=72 Sec
To convert into min
=72/60
=1 (1/5) mins

2. John travelled from his town to city. John went to city by

bicycle at the speed of 50 km/h and came back at the speed
of 8 km/h. If John took 5 hours and 48 min to complete his
journey, what is the distance between town and city?
A. 10 km
B. 40 km
C. 25 km
D. 30 km
Explanation:
Time conversion=5hrs and 48 mins=5(48/60)=29/5
d d 29
+ =
50 8 5
58 α 29
=
50× 8 5
 D=40

4) If a person walks at a speed of 36 km/hr instead of 24

km/hr. he walks 48 km more. what is the actual distance
covered by him?
(1) 52 km (2) 96 km (3) 60 km (4) 55 km
Explanation:
d d +48
=
24 36

3d=2d+96
D=96

5) The speed of a car is 126 km/hr what is the distance

covered by it in 10 seconds?
(1) 385 m (2) 350 m (3) 375 km (4) 285 km
Explanation:
: Distance covered by the car = 126 × 5/ 18×10
=350 km

6) Shreya climbs a hill at a speed of 10 miles/hr and descends

the hill at a speed of 14 miles/hr. If he takes a total of 6 hour
in this two-way journey, what is distance between the top
and the foot of the hill?
(1) 8 miles (2) 17.5 miles (3) 6.75 miles (4) 8.75 miles
Explanation:
Let the total distance = d miles.
d d
+ =6
10 14
7 d +5 d
=6
70

12d=6*70
D=35/2
D=17.5 miles

7) A truck runs 576 km on 72 liters of diesel. How many

kilometers can it run on 66 liters diesel?
(1) 454 km (2) 528 km (3) 453 km (4) 452 km
Explanation:
Distance covered by truck in 72 liters diesel = 492 km
then, in 66 liters diesel distance covered by the truck
576
× 66.
72

=8*66
=528
8) If Ram travels a certain distance at 60% of his normal speed
then he reaches his destination by 72 minutes late. His
normal time (In min) to reach the destination is ?
(1) 172 (2) 150 (3) 154 (4) 108
Explanation:
w.k.t Time is inversely proportional to speed

Given, speed = 60% of normal speed

Ratio of speed → 100 : 60 ⇒ 5 : 3
So, time taken → 3 : 5 here,
5 – 3 = 2 → 72 minutes
Normal time (3) → (72 /2) × 3= 108 minutes.

9) The distance between two cities is covered in 14 hours at a

speed of 100 km/h. By how much should the speed (in km/h)
by increased so that 4 hours of travel time is saved?
(1) 70 (2) 20 (3) 30 (4) 40
Explanation:
distance = speed × time. since the distance is same.
v1t1 = v2 t2
100 × 14 = (100 + x) × 10
400 =10
X=40

10) If a man running at 30 kmph crosses a bridge in 10

minutes, the length of the bridge is
(1) 1000 metres (2) 5000 metres (3) 7500 metres (4) 1250
metre
Explanation:
Time= 5 minutes
10/60=1/6 hr
Length of bridge =Speed× Time
1
30 x =5 km
6

=5*1000=5000m

11) A train 200m long is running at the speed of 60 km/hr.

The time (in second) in which it will pass a man standing near
the railway line is :
(1)10 (2)11 (3)12 (4)15
Explanation:
In this situation, the train covers it length.
Required time
200
= 60 x 5
18

200× 18
= 60 ×5

=12 second

12) How many seconds will a 1000 metre long train take to
cross a man walking with a speed of 3 km/hr. in the direction
of the moving train if the speed of the train is 63 km/hr ?
(1)25 sec (2)60 sec (3)40 sec (4)45 sec
Explanation:
Relative speed of train = 63–3 = 60 kmph
=60 *(5/ 18 ) m/sec
Time = Length of train /Relative Speed
1000× 18
= 60× 5

=60 sec

13) A train is 250 m long. If the train takes 30 seconds to cross

a tree by the railway line, then the speed of the train is :
(1) 24 km/hr (2) 30 km/hr (3) 36 km/hr (4) 32 km/hr
Explanation:
Speed=Distance/time
=250/30
=25/3
=25/3*18/5
=30 km/hr

14) An athlete runs an 1600 m race in 96 seconds. His speed

(in km/h) is:
(1) 30 km/h (2) 60 km/h (3) 40 km/h (4) 20 km/h
Explanation:
Speed=distance/time
 =1600/96
=50/3 m/sec
50 18
=3× 5

=60 km/h

15) A bullet shoots 1000m in 0.2 seconds. What is its speed in

km/hr ?
(1) 1000 (2) 900 (3) 18000 (4) 9000
Explanation:
Speed pf bullet=1000/0.2
=5000 m/sec
=5000*18/5
=18000

16) A bullet fired from a rifle travels at an average speed of

5040 km/hr. It hits the target after 0.2 seconds. How far (in
m) is the target from the rifle ?
(1) 280 (2) 140 (3) 100 (4) 200
Explanation:
Distance of target from the rifle
=5040*(5/18)*0.2
=280
17) A dog is sleeping at 150 meters away from the car. As the
car starts, the dog runs behind the car whose speed is 36
kmph and catches it after 10 seconds. Find the speed (in
kmph) of dog.
1. 35
2. 90
3. 45
4. 63
Explanation:
peed of car = 36 × 5/18 = 10 m/s
Suppose speed of dog = x m/s
Since, dog is chasing the car:
Relative speed = (10 – x) m/s
Given: The dog is at 150 meters away from the car
and dog catches it after 10 seconds.
Hence, 150/(x – 10) = 10
x – 10 = 15
x = 25 m/s
Hence, Speed of dog = 25 m/s
= 25 × 18/5
= 90 kmph
18) The ratio of the speed of a man, going from his house to
the office and coming back from the office to the house is 6 :
5. If he takes 1 hour more to come back from the office, find
the initial speed of that man if the distance between his
house and office is 360 km.
1. 30 km/hr
2. 36 km/hr
3. 72 km/hr
4. 25 km/hr
Explanation:
Let the initial speed of man i.e the speed at which he goes
from house to office 6x km/hr
A/Q,
Total distance/speed = time
⇒ 360/5x - 360/6x = 1
⇒ 360/30x=1
⇒ x = 12
So, initial speed = (6 × 12) = 72 km/hr

19) Find the time taken by police to catch a thief if the thief is
running at the speed of 30km/hr and the police is following
him at the speed of 75km/hr and the initial distance between
them is 400m.
1) 20 seconds 2) 32 seconds 3) 16 seconds 4) 8 seconds
 Initial distance = 400m
Explanation:
Relative speed = 75-30 km/hr = 45km/hr = 12.5m/s
Time = 400/12.5 = 32s

20) A man travels from P to Q at the speed of 90km/h and

travels from Q to P at the speed of 60km/h. What is the
average speed of the man for the whole journey?
(1) 75 km/h (2) 78 km/h (3) 70 km/h (4) 72 km/h
Explanation:
: Average speed=2s1*s2/(s1+s2)
2*90*60/(90+60)
=2*90*60/(150)
=72 km/h

21) Rasi had to travel 738 km in a car travelling at a certain

speed. If she reached her destination in 9 hours, find the
speed of the car.
(1) 68 km/h (2) 82 km/h (3) 65 km/h (4) 60 km/h
Explanation:
According to the question,
Speed of Car = Distance / Time
= 738/9
 =82 km/h

22) The ratio of the speeds of a bus and a car is 7:11. If the
car covers a distance of 968 km in 8 hours, what is the speed
of the bus in km/h?
(1) 42 (2) 45.5 (3) 38.5 (4) 56
Explanation:
Speed of bus / Speed of car=7/ 11

Speed of bus / 968/8 =7/11

Speed of bus / 88 =7/11

Speed of bus=7*88/11
=7*8
=56

23) Raju can reach a certain distance to 20 hours. If he reduce

his speed by 1 /15 th, he goes 20 km less in that time. Find his
speed.
(1) 4 km/h (2) 15 km/h (3) 11/ 2 km (4) 6 km/h
Explanation:
Let distance = x km
Speed of Ramu = y km/h
Speed=distance/time
Initially
Y=x/20….1
he reduce his speed by 1 /15 th and he goes 20 km less in
that time.
then
14y/15=(x-20)/20
280y=15x-300….2
Putting y value in eq 2 we get
280*x/20=15x-300
14x=15x-300
X=300
Now
Speed=300/20
Speed=15 km/h
24)Two cars A and B starting at the same time meet each
other in opposite direction after t hours and after arriving
they reach their destination after 6 hours and 5 hours. If the
speed of car A is 66 km/hr, what will be the speed of the car
B?
66
1) 5
× √3 0 km/hr 2) 66 √ 12 km / hr 3) 36 √ 12 km / hr 4)none
Explanation:
Time taken to reach destination after meeting (A) = 6hr. Time
taken to reach destination after meeting (B) = 5 hr.
Speed of A = 66 Km./hr.
Let Speed of B = x Km./hr.

Sb/Sa= √ ta
tb

x/66=√ 6/5

x=66* √ 6∗5
5∗5
66
x= 5 × √3 0 km/hr

25) Charan drives a car at a speed of 26 km/h. How much

time will the take to cover a distance of 182 km?
(1) 6 hours (2) 4 hours (3) 5 hours (d) 7 hours
Explanation:
Given that Speed = 26 km/h
Distance = 182km
Hence the time taken to cover 182 km distance at a speed of
26 km/h
182 /26 = = 7 hours.

Moderate:
1) Bike A starts from point x and travel towards point y at the
speed of 90 kmph and bike B starts same time from point y
and travel towards point x at the speed of 64 kmph. If the
distance between point x and y is 770 km and then after how
many hours both bikes will meet?
1)5 hours 2)8 hours 3)7 hours 4)3 hours
Explanation:
The speed of bike A=90 kmph
The speed of bike B=64 kmph
Total distance between x and y=770 km
Time=Distance/Speed
Required time=770/(90+64)=770/154
=5 hours
2) Meena leaves from city A to city B with a speed of 120
km/hr and after 5 hours, Meena decreases her speed to 40%
of her original speed and covers the remaining distance in x
hours. If Meena travels with 120 km/hr speed for whole
journey, then she reaches B in (x – 1) hours. Find the distance
between A and B.
1) 1290 km 2) 1080 km 3) 1250 km 4)1270 km
Explanation:
Let distance=x
Wkt distance=speed* time
 120 * 5 + 48 * x = 120 * (x – 1)
=600 + 48x = 120x – 120
=72x = 720
x = 10
Distance between A and B = 120 * (10 – 1) = 120 * 9 =
1080 km

3) A person travelled 168 km in 3 hours by bike, he then

travelled in car for 6 hours and bus in 5 hours, if the ratio of
speed of bus to bike is 7:4 and speed of car is 6/7 of the
speed of bus, then find the total distance covered by the
person in both car and bus.
1)994 km 2)952 km 3)987 km 4)992 km
Explanation:
Speed of bike = (168/3) =56km/hr
Ratio of speed of bus and bike is 7:4
Speed of bus = (56/4) ×7 = 98km/hr
Speed of car = (98/7) ×6 = 84km/hr
Total distance covered through Car = 6*84 =504km
Total distance covered through bus = 5*98 = 490km
Required sum = 504+490 = 994 km
4) A man covers 240 km at a speed of x km/hr, 480 km with a
speed of 4x/3 km/hr and 400 km with a speed of 5x/3 km/hr.
If the average speed for the whole journey is 80 km/hr, find
4x/3 km/hr.
1)50 km/hr 2)90 km/hr 3)80 km/hr 4)70 km/hr
Explanation:
Total distance = 240 + 480+400 = 1120 km
Total time taken = 240/x + 480/(4x/3) + 400/(5x/3)
= 240/x + 360/x + 240/x = 840/x
80 = 1120/(840/x)
x = 60 km/hr
4x/3 = 4 * 60/3 = 80 km/hr

5) Five times the speed of car A is equal to six times the

speed of car B and the speed of car C is 40% more than that
of car B. If the time taken by car A to cover 480 km is 1 hour
more than the time taken by car C to cover 420 km, then find
the time taken by car B to cover a distance of 840 km?
1).4.8 hours 2)7.2 hours 3)5.6 hours 4)8.4 hours
Explanation:
Let the speed of car B = 5x
And the speed of car C = 5x*140/100 = 7x
And the speed of car A = y
5x*6 = y*5
y = 6x
480/6x = 420/7x+1
80/x = 60/x+1
(80-60)/x = 1
x = 20
The speed of car B = 5*20 = 100 km/hr
The time taken by car B covers 840 km = 840/100 = 8.4 hours
6) Rahul travels from his house to theater at 24 kmph and
reaches the theater in 4 minutes late. If he travels at 36 kmph
and reaches theater in 5 minutes early, then what is the
distance between from his house and theater?
1)9.6 km 2)10.8 km 3)10.2 km 4)9.4 km
Explanation:
Distance = x

d d 4 +5
− =
24 36 60
3 d−2 d 9
72 = 60
D=9*72/60
D=10.8 km
7) A truck covers a certain distance in 6 hours and the car
covers the same distance in 7 hours. If the difference
between the speed of the truck and the car is 20 km/hr, then
find the sum of the speed of the truck and the car?
1)230 km/hr 2)243 km/hr 3)260 km/hr 4)204 km/hr
Explanation:
Let the distance covered by the truck in 6 hours= y
The ratio of the speed of the truck to the car = y/6:y/7 = 7:6
The speed of the truck = 20*7/(7-6) = 140 km/hr
The speed of the car = 20*6/(7-6) = 120 km/hr
Required sum = 140+120 = 260 km/hr

8) Car A starts at 8.00 AM from Chennai and reaches

Kanyakumari at 1.30 AM and the time taken by car B to reach
Kanyakumari from Chennai is 3.5 hours less than that of car
A. If the difference between the speed of car A and car B is 20
km/hr, find the distance between Chennai and Kanyakumari.

1)1400 km 2)1750 km 3)1600 km 4)1540 km

Explanation:
Distance between chennai and Kanyakumari = x km
Time taken by car A = 8.30AM – 1.30AM = 17.5 hours
Time taken by car B = 17.5 – 3.5 = 14 hours
X/14 – x/17.5 = 20
X/14 – 10x/175 = 10
(50x – 40x)/700 = 20
x = 1400 km
9) Two cars X and Y travelled with a speed of 66 kmph and
104 kmph respectively and travelling in opposite direction. In
how many hours the distance between these two cars will be
8500 km?
1)50 hours 2)30 hours 3)25 hours 4)40 hours
Explanation:
Required time = 8500/(66 + 104) = 8500/170
= 50 hours

10) The ratio of the speed of car G to H is 4:3 and car A covers
640 km in 10 hours. If the time taken by car A covers d km is
equal to the time taken by car B covers (d-48) km, then find
the value of d?

1)128 2)160 3)192 4)144

Explanation:
The speed of car G = 640/10 = 64 km/hr
The speed of car H = 64*3/4 = 48 km/hr
d/64 = (d-48)/48
48d = 64d-3072
16d = 3072
d = 192
11) Car M and N start from S and T towards T and S
respectively. After passing each other they take 6 hours 40
minutes and three hours 45 minutes to reach T and S
respectively. If the speed of the car M is 120 km/h, then what
is the speed of car N?
1)80 km/h 2)90 km/h 3)160 km/h 4)120 km/h
Explanation:
Let the speed of car N is x,

S1/S2=√ t2
t1

120/x=√
(3+(45 /60))
(6+(40 /60))

120/x= √ 225
400

120/x = 15/20
X=160 km/h
Therefore, the speed of car N = 160 km/h

12) A thief has stolen a car and goes away at the speed of 60
km/hr. The theft discovered after 30 min and the owner sets
off another car at the speed of 70 km/hr. When will the
owner overtake the thief?
1) 2 (3/4) hours 2) 3 (1/2) hours 3) 1 (5/6) hours 4) 2 (4/5)
hours
Explanation:
Let the time taken by thief to cover a distance be x,
The distance covered by thief and owner is same.
So, Distance = Speed * Time
60 * x = 70 * (x – 30/60)
60x = 70x – 35
10x = 35
x = 35/10 = 7/2 hours
= 3 (1/2) hours
13) A plane left 2 h later than the scheduled time and in order
to reach its destination 1200 km away in time, it had to
increase its speed by 33.33% over its usual speed. Find the
new increased speed?
1)300 km/h 2)200 km/h 3)100 km/h 4)400 km/h
Explanation:
Let the speed of the plane be 3x
And new speed = 3x * (133.33/100) = 4x
ACQ,
1200 = (2 * 3x * 4x)/x
x = 50
Therefore, the new speed = 4 * 50 = 200 km/h

14) A train is running in a fog crosses a person, who was

walking in the same direction at a speed of 3 km/h. That
person could the car up to distance of 200 m for 8 minutes.
What was the speed of the car?
(1) 9/2 Km./hr. (2) 7/2 Km./hr. (3) 5 Km./hr. (4) 5/2 Km./hr
Explanation:
Let the speed of train = x Km./hr.
According to the question,
Relative speed= Distance/time
200
1000
x-3= 8
60

x-3=12/8
x-3=3/2
2x-6=3
2x=9
X=4.5 or(9/2) km/hr

15) A girl travelled 60km in 18 hours. He travelled part of the

distance on foot at 3 km/h and the remaining distance on
bicycle at 6 km/h. What is the distance travelled by the boy
on foot?
1)24km 2)36km 3)48km 4)52km
Explanation:
Let the distance travelled on foot be x km and the distance
travelled on bicycle be (60 – x) km.
ACQ, =>
x/3 + (60 – x)/6 = 18
=> 2x + 60 – x = 18 * 6
=> x = 108-60
X= 48km.

6) A man covers a distance of 480 Km by train with the speed

of 48 Km/h, a distance of 120 Km by bus with the speed of 12
Km/h and a distance of 40 Km by bicycle with the speed of 5
km/h to reach head quarter of a bank from his home. Find
the average speed of the man throughout the journey.
1)25.15 Km/h 2)22.85 Km/h 3)15.65 Km/h 4)21.25 Km/h
Explanation:
Time taken by the man to cover 480 Km by train
= 480/48 = 10 hours
Time taken by the man to cover 120 Km by bus
= 120/12 = 10 hours
Time taken by the man to cover 40 Km by bicycle
= 40/5 = 8 hours
We know that,
Average speed = Total distance/Total time
= (480 + 120 + 40)/(10 + 10 + 8) = 640/28 = 22.85 Km/h
7) A car can cover a distance of 840 Km in 12 hours. It has to
go from place A to place B. A bus with the speed of 29 Km/h,
can cover the distance between place A and place B in 27
hours. While going from place A to place B, the car met with
an accident after five hours and hence its speed reduced by
20%. Find the total time taken by the car to reach place B.
1)8.5 hours 2)11.25 hours 3)12.73 hours 4)10.5 hours
Explanation:
Speed of the car = 840/12 = 70Km/h
Distance between place A and place B = 29 x 27 = 783 Km
Let, time taken by the car to reach place B after meeting with
the accident = t hours
70 x 5 + 70 x 80/100 x t = 783
=> 350 + 56t = 783
=> 56t = 783 – 325
=>56t=433
t = 433/56
=> t =7.73
Total time taken = 5 + 7.73 = 12.73 hours

8) Lara covers a certain distance from his house to office by

bike. She travelled at the speed of 80 km/hr, he reached the
office 10 mins late. So, he increased the speed by 20 km/hr,
he would have reached the office 5 mins earlier. Then find the
distance between her house to office?
1)40 km 2)100 km 3)45 km 4)25 km
Explanation:
Let the office time be 10 am,
If he travelled at 80 km/hr, he reached at 10.10 am
If he travelled at 100 km/hr, he reached at 9.55 am
Difference between the arrival time = 10.10 – 9.55 = 15 mins
Let the distance=x
The distance between his house to office
= > (x/80) – (x/100) = (15/60)
= > 20x / (80* 100) = (15/60)
= > x = 100 km

19) Ammu and Arjun start travelling in same direction at

8kmph and 12 kmph respectively. After 2 hours, Ammu
doubled her speed and Arjun reduced his speed by 1 kmph
and reached the destination together. After how many hour
will both meet?
A.3 hours B.3 (1/3) hours C.4 hours D.3 (3/5) hours
Explanation:
Distance=speed*time
Distance travelled by Anu in 2 hours = 8 * 2 = 16 km
Distance travelled by Arjun in 2 hours = 12 * 2 = 24 km
New speed of Anu = 8 * 2 = 16 kmph
New speed of Arjun = 12 – 1 = 11 kmph
Relative speed = 16 – 11 = 5 kmph
Distance between both = 24 – 16 = 8 km
Time=total distance/relative speed
=8/5 hr
Required total time = 2 + 8/5 = 3 (3/5) hours

20) A passenger train 400 meters long overtake a person who

travelling at the speed of 16 kmph in opposite direction and
passed him in 10 seconds subsequently, it overtake a second
person, travelling in same direction as the first person and
passed him in 8 seconds. Find the speed of second person.
A.13 kmph B.26 kmph C.5 kmph d)52 kmph
Explanation:
Relative speed of train with respect to first person
= 400/10 = 40 * 18/5 =144 kmph
Speed of train = 144 – 16 = 128 kmph
Relative speed of train with respect to second person
= 400/8 = 50 * 18/5 =180 kmph
Speed of second person = 180 – 128 = 52 kmph
Difficult
1. Durga started from her house at 7:30 AM and travelled
some distance till 8:30 AM. After covering 75% of that
distance further, she found that she had covered 75% of total
distance. Find the fraction of the total distance travelled by
her by 9:30 AM.
1) 6 / 7 2) 6 / 9 3) 7 / 17 4) 16 / 7
Explanation:
Let the distance covered by Durga in 1st hour be 4x km.
So the speed of Divya is 4x kmph.
4x + 3x = 75% of the total distance
i.e. 7x = 3/4 of total distance
Total distance = 28x/3 km
Distance travelled till 9:30 AM = 4x × 2 = 8x
Fraction of the total distance covered = 8x/(28x/3)
=6/7
2) Amir, Anit and Ajit ride from home to their common office
with speeds in the ratio 5 : 4 : 3. If in total they take 188
minutes (sum of the individual time taken) to cover the
individual distance (which is same for all), then find the time
taken by 'Anit' to cover his distance.
1) 30 min. 2) 48 min. 3) 24 min. 4) 40 min
Explanation:
Ratio of the speeds is given by = 5 : 4 : 3
For a given distance, speed and time are inversely
proportional.
So, their respective time will be in the ration of 1/5 : 1/4 : 1/3
Multiplying with their LCM which is 60,
we get the ratio as 12 : 15 : 20
Give: 12x + 15x + 20x = 94 x = 2
Time taken by Anit to cover the distance = 2 × 15 = 30
minutes

3) Alok and Bimal runs on a 900 m long circular track at a

speed of 12 m/s and 18 m/s respectively. They start at same
time but run in opposite direction. Find the number of times,
they would have met when Bimal covers 3240 meters.
1) 12 B. 2)10 3) 14 4) 6
Explanation:
When Alok and Bimal together cover 900 m distance, they
meet and out of this Ashok covers :
= 12/(12 + 18 ) × 900 = 360
Bimal covers 900 – 360 = 540 m.
So they meet, Bimal covers 540 m.
When Bimal covers 3240 meters, they would have meet
3240/540 = 6 times
4) If Vijay would have run at a high speed of 4 km/h he would
have taken 20 minutes less to cover 8 km, then find the speed
of Vinay.
(1) 7 Km./hr. (2) 5 Km./hr. (3) 8 Km./hr. (4) 6 Km./hr
Explanation:
Let the speed from starting = S Km./hr.
Increased speed = (S + 2 ) Km./hr.
= 8 km
from use of formula –
Product of speed /Distance = Difference in speed /Difference
in time
s ( s+ 4 ) 4
=
4 10
60
2
s +4 s−9 6=0
2
s +12 s−8 s−96=0

(s+12)(s-8)=0
S=8(since negative value is omitted)
Since the speed is always positive therefore speed of Vijay = 8
Km./h

5) A rectangular lawn is 120 meters long and 80 meters wide,

approximately how long will it take for a person to cross its
diagonal at a speed of 6 km/h.
 (1) 92.8 seconds (2) 81.5 seconds (3) 84.5 seconds (4) 86.5
seconds
Explanation:

Length of rectangular lawn (AB) = 60 m

breadth (AD) = 40 m
Diagonal (DB) = ?
From Pythagoras theorem,
BD^2 = AB^2 + AD^2
BD^2=(120)^2+(80)^2
=14400+6400
=20800
BD=√ 20800
BD=40√ 13
BD=40*3.6(Since value of root 13=3.6)
BD= 144
Length of diagonal = 144 m
Time = ?
Speed =6km / h
=6*(5/18)
 =5/3 (m/sec)
Time=D/S
=144/(5/3)
=86.45
Approximately 86.5 sec