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  • Question
  • A bullock cart has to cover a distance of 80 km. in 10 hours. If it cover half of journey in 3/5 th time, what should be its speed to cover the remaining distance in time left?


  • Options
  • A. 8 km/hr.
  • B. 20 km/hr.
  • C. 6.4 km/hr.
  • D. 10 km/hr.

  • Correct Answer
  • 10 km/hr. 

    Explanation

    Distance left = (1/2 x 80 ) km. = 40km.
    Time left - [(1-3/5) x 10 ] hrs.
    = 4 hours

    Required speed = (40 / 4 ) km/hr
    = 10 km/hr.


  • Time and Distance problems


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    • 1. 
      Two cyclists A and B start from the same place at the same time. One going toward north at 18 km/hr. and other going toward south at 20 km/hr. What time will they take to be 95 km. apart?

    • Options
    • A. 4 hrs. 30 min.
    • B. 4 hrs. 45 min.
    • C. 5 hrs.16 min.
    • D. 2hrs. 30 min
    • Discuss
    • 2. 
      Suresh traveled 1200 km by air which formed (2/5) of his trip. One-third of the whole trip he traveled by car And the rest of the journey he performed by train. The distance traveled by train was?

    • Options
    • A. 1600 km.
    • B. 800 km.
    • C. 1800 km.
    • D. 400 km.
    • Discuss
    • 3. 
      For every 4 leaps taken by a dog, a cat takes 5 leaps in the same time. But distance covered in 3 leaps of dog is same as that of 4 leaps of cat. Then what is the ratio of speed of dog and cat?

    • Options
    • A. 15 : 14
    • B. 16 :15
    • C. 12 :11
    • D. 10 : 9
    • Discuss
    • 4. 
      A boy walking at a speed of 15 km/h reaches his school 20 min late. Next time he increases his speed by 5 km/h but still he late by 5 min. Find the distance of the school from his home.?

    • Options
    • A. 5 km
    • B. 10 km
    • C. 15 km
    • D. 20 km
    • Discuss
    • 5. 
      Mohan walking at a speed of 20 km/h reaches his office 1 h late. Next time he increases his speed by 5 km/h, then he reaches his office 30 min early. What is the distance of his office from his house?

    • Options
    • A. 100 km
    • B. 125 km
    • C. 150 km
    • D. None of the above
    • Discuss
    • 6. 
      The ratio between the rates of travelling of A and B is 2:3 and therefore A takes 10 min. more than the time taken by B to reach a destination, if A had walked at double the speed, he would have covered the distance in?

    • Options
    • A. 30 min
    • B. 25 min
    • C. 15 min
    • D. 20 Min
    • Discuss
    • 7. 
      A man travel 35 km partly at 4 km/hr if he covers former distance at 5 km/hr and later distance at 4 km/hr he could cover 2 km. more in the same time. The time taken to cover the whole distance at original rate is?

    • Options
    • A. 9 hours
    • B. 7 hours
    • C. 4 1/2 hours
    • D. 8 hours
    • Discuss
    • 8. 
      If a train run at 40 km/hr it reaches its destination late by 11 min but if it run at 50 km/hr it is late by 5 min only. The correct time for the train to cover at journey is?

    • Options
    • A. 13 min.
    • B. 15 min.
    • C. 21 min.
    • D. 19 min.
    • Discuss
    • 9. 
      A train Meerut at 6 a.m. and reaches Delhi at 10 a.m. another train leaves Delhi at 8 a.m. and reaches Meerut at 11:30 a.m. at what time do trains cross one another?

    • Options
    • A. 9.26 a.m.
    • B. 9 a.m.
    • C. 8:36 a.m.
    • D. 8:56 a.m.
    • Discuss
    • 10. 
      A train leaves Delhi at 5 a.m. and reaches Kanpur at 10 a.m. another train leaves Kanpur at 7 a.m. and reaches Delhi at 2 p.m. at what time do the two trains meet?

    • Options
    • A. 8:45 a.m.
    • B. 3:45 p.m.
    • C. 6:45 a.m.
    • D. data inadequate
    • Discuss


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