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  • Question
  • A person goes from one point to another point with a speed of 5 km/h and comes back to starting point with a speed of 3 km/h. Find the average speed for the whole journey.?


  • Options
  • A. 4.5 km/h
  • B. 4 km/h
  • C. 4. 25 km/h
  • D. 3. 75 km/h

  • Correct Answer
  • 3. 75 km/h 

    Explanation

    Average speed = 2AB/(A + B)
    = 2 x 5 x 3/(5 + 3)
    = 30/8
    = 3.75 km/h


  • Time and Distance problems


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    • 1. 
      John started from A to B and Vinod from B to A. If the distance betweeen A and B is 125 km and they meet at 75 km from A, what is the ratio of John's speed to that of Vinod's speed?

    • Options
    • A. 2 : 3
    • B. 3 : 2
    • C. 4 : 3
    • D. 5 : 4
    • Discuss
    • 2. 
      Moving 6/7 of its usual speed a train is 10 min late. Find its usual time to cover the journey.

    • Options
    • A. 25 min
    • B. 15 min
    • C. 35 min
    • D. 60 min
    • Discuss
    • 3. 
      A certain distance is covered at a certain speed. If half of the distance is covered in double time, the ratio of the two speeds is .

    • Options
    • A. 4 : 1
    • B. 1 : 4
    • C. 1 : 2
    • D. 2 : 1
    • Discuss
    • 4. 
      A man completes 30 km of a journey at 6 km/h and the remaining 40 km of the journey in 5 h. Find the average speed for the whole journey.

    • Options
    • A. 64/11 km/h
    • B. 7 km/h
    • C. 71/2
    • D. 8 km/h
    • Discuss
    • 5. 
      Two trains A and B travel from points X to Y and the ratio of the speeds of A to that of B is 2 : 7. Find the ratio of time taken by A and B to reach From X to Y.

    • Options
    • A. 2 : 5
    • B. 3 : 5
    • C. 3 : 8
    • D. 7 : 2
    • Discuss
    • 6. 
      A train covers a distance in 1 h 40 min, if it runs at a speed of 96 km/h on an average. Find the speed at which the train must run reduce the time of journey to 1 h 20 min.

    • Options
    • A. 120 km/h
    • B. 90 km/h
    • C. 144 km/h
    • D. 150 km/h
    • Discuss
    • 7. 
      The average speed of a car is 75 km/h. The driver first decrease its average speed by 40% and then increase it by 50%. What is the new average speed now?

    • Options
    • A. 67.5 km
    • B. 60 km
    • C. 90 km
    • D. 60.5 km
    • Discuss
    • 8. 
      If a train runs at 5/6 of its original speed, then it reaches the station 10 min late. Then find out the usual time taken by train to cover the distance.

    • Options
    • A. 40 min
    • B. 45 min
    • C. 50 min
    • D. 55 min
    • Discuss
    • 9. 
      A car is moving with the speed of 47.52km/hr and the radius of the wheel of car is 21 cm. Calculate the approximate number of revolutions made by the wheel in one minute.

    • Options
    • A. 250 rpm
    • B. 200 rpm
    • C. 600 rpm
    • D. 300 rpm
    • Discuss
    • 10. 
      A man walking at 3km/hr crosses a square field diagonally in 2 min. The area of the field is?

    • Options
    • A. 25 acres
    • B. 30 acres
    • C. 50 acres
    • D. 60 acres
    • Discuss


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