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  • Question
  • A student walks from his house at 2 1/ 2 km/h and reaches his school late by 6 min. Next day, he increase his speed by 1 km/h and reaches 6 min before school time. How far is the school form his house?


  • Options
  • A. 5/4 km
  • B. 7/4 km
  • C. 9/4 km
  • D. 11/4 km

  • Correct Answer
  • 7/4 km 

    Explanation

    Let the required distance = L
    According to the question,
    L/(5/2) - L/(7/2) = 12/60 (difference between two times = 6 + 6 =12 min)
    ? 2L/5 - 2L/7 = 1/5
    ? 14L - 10L = 7
    ? 4L = 7
    ? L = 7/4 km


  • Time and Distance problems


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    • 1. 
      A car reached Raipur from sonagarh in 35 min with an average speed of 69 km/h. If the average speed is increased by 36 km/h, how long will it take to cover the same distance?

    • Options
    • A. 24 min
    • B. 27 min
    • C. 23 min
    • D. 29 min
    • Discuss
    • 2. 
      A car covers a distance from town A to town B at the speed of 58 km/h and covers the distance from town B to town A at the speed of 52 km/ h. What is the Approximate average speed of the car?

    • Options
    • A. 55 km/h
    • B. 52 km/h
    • C. 48 km/h
    • D. 60 km/h
    • Discuss
    • 3. 
      Two cars X and Y starts from two places A and B respectively which are 700 km apart at 9 am. Both the cars run at an average speed of 60 km/h, Car X stops at 10 am and again starts at 11 am, while the other car Y continues to run without stopping. When do the two cars cross each other?

    • Options
    • A. 2 : 40 pm
    • B. 3 : 20 pm
    • C. 4 : 10 pm
    • D. 4 : 20 pm
    • Discuss
    • 4. 
      Amit start from a point A and walks to another point B and then return from B to A by his car and thus takes a total time of 6 h 45 min. If he had driven both ways in his car, he would have taken 2 h less. How long would it take for him to walk both ways?

    • Options
    • A. 7 h 45 min
    • B. 8 h 15 min
    • C. 8 h 30 min
    • D. 8 h 45 min
    • Discuss
    • 5. 
      Total time taken by a person in going to a place by walking and returning on cycle is 5 h 45 min. He would have gained 2 h by cycling both ways. The time taken by him to walk both ways, is?

    • Options
    • A. 6 h 45 min
    • B. 7 h 45 min
    • C. 8 h 15 min
    • D. 8 h 30 min
    • Discuss
    • 6. 
      A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 200 m. The thief starts running and the policeman, chases him. The thief and the policeman run at rate of 10 km/h and 11 km/h, respectively. The distance between them after 6 min will be?

    • Options
    • A. 100 m
    • B. 180 m
    • C. 150 m
    • D. 125 m
    • Discuss
    • 7. 
      A truck covers a distance of 368 km at a certain speed in 8 h. How much time would a car take at an average speed which is 18 km/h more than that of the speed of the truck to cover a distance which is 16 km more than that travelled by the truck?

    • Options
    • A. 7 h
    • B. 5 h
    • C. 6 h
    • D. 8 h
    • Discuss
    • 8. 
      Shantanu drives a motorcycle and covers a distance of 715 km at a constant speed.
      If the speed of the motorcycle had been 10 km/h more, he would have taken 2 h less to cover the same distance. What is the original speed of the motorcycle?

    • Options
    • A. 65 km/h
    • B. 55 km/h
    • C. 60 km/h
    • D. 36 km/h
    • Discuss
    • 9. 
      The ratio of speeds of a train and a car is 16 : 15 , respectively and a bus covered a distance of 480 km in 8h. The speed of the bus is 3/4th of the speed of train. What will be covered by car in 6 h?

    • Options
    • A. 450 km/h
    • B. 480 km/h
    • C. 360 km/h
    • D. Couldn't be determined
    • Discuss
    • 10. 
      Sumit drove at the speed of 45 km/h from home to a resort, returning over the same route, he got stuck in traffic and took an hour longer. Also, he could drive only at the speed of 40 km/h. How many kilometers did he drive each way?

    • Options
    • A. 250 km
    • B. 360 km
    • C. 375 km
    • D. None of these
    • Discuss


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