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  • A car travelling at an average speed of 72 km/hr takes 9 minutes to travel a certain distance. By how much should it increase its speed (in km/hr) to travel the same distance in 8 minutes?


  • Options
  • A. 8
  • B. 9
  • C. 7
  • D. 6

  • Correct Answer


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    • 1. 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)?

    • Options
    • A. 800
    • B. 900
    • C. 750
    • D. 720
    • Discuss
    • 2. Two runners A and B start running at 12 km/hr and 16 km/hr towards each other. They meet after 1 hour and 30 minutes. How far (in km) were they from each other when they started?

    • Options
    • A. 42
    • B. 36
    • C. 40
    • D. 45
    • Discuss
    • 3. If a boat goes upstream at a speed of 21 km/h and comes back the same distance at 28 km/h. What is the average speed (in km/hr) for the total journey?

    • Options
    • A. 24.5
    • B. 24
    • C. 25
    • D. 25.4
    • Discuss
    • 4. A bus travels 720 km in 20 hours. Calculate its average speed in meters/second.

    • Options
    • A. 12
    • B. 15
    • C. 18
    • D. 10
    • Discuss
    • 5. Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 80 kmph and including stoppages, it is 60 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?

    • Options
    • A. 12
    • B. 15
    • C. 18
    • D. 20
    • Discuss
    • 6. Two cars A and B travel from one city to another city, at speeds of 60 km/hr and 108 km/hr respectively. If car B takes 2 hours lesser time than car A for the journey, then what is the distance (in km) between the two cities?

    • Options
    • A. 240
    • B. 270
    • C. 300
    • D. 330
    • Discuss
    • 7. Two cars travel from city A to city B at a speed of 24 and 32 km/hr respectively. If one car takes 2.5 hours lesser time than the other car for the journey, then the distance between City A and City B is

    • Options
    • A. 288 km
    • B. 360 km
    • C. 240 km
    • D. 192 km
    • Discuss
    • 8. A man is running at the speed of 20 km/hr. What is time (in seconds) taken by man to cover one round of a circular garden of radius 350 metres?

    • Options
    • A. 412
    • B. 336
    • C. 396
    • D. 376
    • Discuss
    • 9. A man covered a certain distance by a train running at the speed of 50 km/hr and covers the same distance back by walking at the speed of 5 km/hr. Ifthe whole journey took 5 hours 30 minutes, then what was the distance (in km) of one side?

    • Options
    • A. 30
    • B. 25
    • C. 20
    • D. 18
    • Discuss
    • 10. A truck moves at the speed of 90 km/hr after repairing and moves at the speed of 80 km/hr before repairing. It covers x distance in 8 hours after repairing. How much time (in hours) will it take to cover 4x distance before repairing?

    • Options
    • A. 48
    • B. 40
    • C. 36
    • D. 28
    • Discuss


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