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- Question
A person takes 20 minutes more to cover a certain distance by decreasing his speed by 20%. What is the time taken to cover the distance at his original speed ?
Options- A. 1hr
- B. 1 hr 20 min
- C. 1 hr 10 min
- D. 50 min
- Correct Answer
- 1 hr 20 min
ExplanationLet the distance and original speed be 'd' km and 'k' kmph respectively.
d/0.8k - d/k = 20/60 => 5d/4k - d/k = 1/3
=> (5d - 4d)/4k = 1/3 => d = 4/3 k
Time taken to cover the distance at original speed
= d/k = 4/3 hours = 1 hour 20 minutes.
- 1. Three friends Rudra, Siva and Anvesh start to run around a circular stadium. They complete a revolution in 24, 36 and 30 seconds respectively. After how many minutes will they meet at the starting point ?
Options- A. 60
- B. 120
- C. 360
- D. 6 Discuss
- 2. Chennai express left Hyderabad for Chennai at 14 : 30 hours, travelling at a speed of 60 kmph and Charminar Express left Hyderabad for Chennai on the same day at 16 : 30 hours, travelling at a speed of 80 kmph. How far away from Hyderabad will the two trains meet?
Options- A. 360 kms
- B. 480 kms
- C. 520 kms
- D. 240 kms Discuss
- 3. A man covers a distance of 1200 km in 70 days resting 9 hours a day, if he rests 10 hours a day and walks with speed 1½ times of the previous in how many days will he cover 840 km ?
Options- A. 39 days
- B. 37 days
- C. 35 days
- D. 33 days Discuss
- 4. If a girl cycles at 10 kmph, then she arrives at a certain place at 1 p.m. If she cycles at 15 kmph, she will arrive at the same place at 11 a.m. At what speed must she cycle to get there at noon?
Options- A. 14 kmph
- B. 13 kmph
- C. 12 kmph
- D. 11 kmph Discuss
- 5. Ashwin fires two bullets from the same place at an interval of 15 minutes but Rahul sitting in a bus approaching the place hears the second sound 14 minutes 30 seconds after the first. If sound travels at the speed of 330 meter per second, what is the approximate speed of bus?
Options- A. 330/29 m/s
- B. 330 x 30 m/s
- C. 330/14 m/s
- D. 330/900 m/s Discuss
- 6. A man whose speed is 4.5 kmph in still water rows to a certain upstream point and back to the starting point in a river which flows at 1.5 kmph, find his average speed for the total journey ?
Options- A. 5 kmph
- B. 7 kmph
- C. 3 kmph
- D. 4 kmph Discuss
- 7. A bus covers its journey at the speed of 80km/hr in 10hours. If the same distance is to be covered in 4 hours, by how much the speed of bus will have to increase ?
Options- A. 85 km/hr
- B. 95 km/hr
- C. 105 km/hr
- D. 120 km/hr Discuss
- 8. In what time a 360 m. long train moving at the speed of 44 km/hr will cross a 140 m. long bridge ?
Options- A. 36 sec
- B. 39 sec
- C. 41 sec
- D. 43 sec Discuss
- 9. K and L starts walking towards each other at 4 pm at speed of 3 km/hr and 4 km/hr respectively. They were initially 17.5 km apart. At what time do they meet ?
Options- A. 6:00 am
- B. 6:30 pm
- C. 5:45 am
- D. 5:52 pm Discuss
- 10. Mr. Karthik drives to work at an average speed of 48 km/hr. Time taken to cover the first 60% of the distance is 20 minutes more than the time taken to cover the remaining distance. Then how far is his office ?
Options- A. 40 km
- B. 50 km
- C. 70 km
- D. 80 km Discuss
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Correct Answer: 6
Explanation:
For this we have to find the LCM of 24, 36 and 30
LCM of 24, 36 and 30 = 360 sec
360/60 min = 6 minutes.
Correct Answer: 480 kms
Explanation:
Now, the distance covered by Chennai express in 2 hrs = 60 x 2 = 120 kms
Let the Charminar Express takes 't' hrs to catch Chennai express
=> 80 x t = 60 x (2 + t)
=> 80 t = 120 + 60t
=> t = 6 hrs
Therefore, the distance away from Hyderabad the two trains meet = 80 x 6 = 480 kms.
Correct Answer: 35 days
Explanation:
Distance d = 1200km
let S be the speed
he walks 15 hours a day(i.e 24 - 9)
so totally he walks for 70 x 15 = 1050hrs.
S = 1200/1050 => 120/105 = 24/21 => 8/7kmph
given 1 1/2 of previous speed
so 3/2 * 8/7= 24/14 = 12/7
New speed = 12/7kmph
Now he rests 10 hrs a day that means he walks 14 hrs a day.
time = 840 x 7 /12 => 490 hrs
=> 490/14 = 35 days
So he will take 35 days to cover 840 km.
Correct Answer: 12 kmph
Explanation:
The distance is constant in this case.
Let the time taken for travel with a speed of 10 kmph be 't'.
Now the speed of 15 kmph is 3/2 times the speed of 10 kmph.
Therefore, time taken with the speed of 15 kmph will be 2t/3 (speed is inversely proportional to time)
Extra time taken = t - 2t/3 = t/3
=> 1pm - 11am = 2hrs
=> t/3 = 2h
=> t = 6 hrs.
Now, Distance = speed x time = 10 x 6 = 60 kms
Time he takes to reach at noon = 6 - 1 = 5 hrs
Now, Speed = 60/5 = 12 kmph.
Correct Answer: 330/29 m/s
Explanation:
Second gun shot take 30 sec to reach rahul imples distance between two.
given speed of sound = 330 m/s
Now, distance = 330 m/s x 30 sec
Hence, speed of the bus = d/t = 330x30/(14x60 + 30) = 330/29 m/s.
Correct Answer: 4 kmph
Explanation:
Speed of Man = 4.5 kmph
Speed of stream = 1.5 kmph
Speed in DownStream = 6 kmph
Speed in UpStream = 3 kmph
Average Speed = (2 x 6 x 3)/9 = 4 kmph.
Correct Answer: 120 km/hr
Explanation:
Initial speed = 80km/hr
Total distance = 80 x 10 = 800km
New speed = 800/4 =200km/hr
Increase in speed = 200 - 80 = 120km/hr
Correct Answer: 41 sec
Explanation:
Speed = 44 kmph x 5/18 = 110/9 m/s
We know that, Time = distance/speed
Time = (360 + 140) / (110/9)
= 500 x 9/110 = 41 sec.
Correct Answer: 6:30 pm
Explanation:
Suppose they meet after 'h' hours
Then
3h + 4h = 17.5
7h = 17.5
h = 2.5 hours
So they meet at => 4 + 2.5 = 6:30 pm
Correct Answer: 80 km
Explanation:
Let the total distance be 'x' km.
Time taken to cover remaining 40% of x distance is
But given time taken to cover first 60% of x distance is
x=80 km.
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