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  • Question
  • 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

  • Correct Answer
  • 360 km 

    Explanation

    Let distance he drove be L.
    Using Time = Distance/speed
    From given condition. L/40 - L/45 = 1
    ? (45L - 40L)/(40 x 45) = 1
    ? 5L = 40 x 45
    ? L = 360 km


  • Time and Distance problems


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    • 1. 
      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
    • 2. 
      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
    • 3. 
      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
    • 4. 
      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
    • 5. 
      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
    • Discuss
    • 6. 
      A car runs at the speed of 40 km/h when not serviced and runs at 65 km/h when serviced. After servicing, the car covers a certain distance in 5 h. How much approximate time will the car take to cover the same distance when not serviced?

    • Options
    • A. 10 h
    • B. 7 h
    • C. 12 h
    • D. 8 h
    • Discuss
    • 7. 
      The ratio between the rates of travelling of A and B is 2 : 3 and therefore A takes 20 min more than time taken by B to reach a destination. If A had walked at double the speed, how long would he have taken to cover the distance?

    • Options
    • A. 30 min
    • B. 35 min
    • C. 20 min
    • D. 45 min
    • Discuss
    • 8. 
      A car travels a distance of 75 km at the speed of 25 km/h. It covers the next 25 km of its journey at the speed of 5 km/h and the last 50 km of its journey at the speed of 25 km/h. What is the average speed of the car?

    • Options
    • A. 40 km/h
    • B. 25 km/h
    • C. 15 km/h
    • D. 12.5 km/h
    • Discuss
    • 9. 
      A car runs at the speed of 50 km/h when not serviced and runs at 60 km/h, when serviced. After servicing, the car covers a certain distance in 6 h. How much time will the car take to cover the same distance when serviced?

    • Options
    • A. 8.2 h
    • B. 6.5 h
    • C. 8 h
    • D. 7.2 h
    • Discuss
    • 10. 
      A and B are two station 1000 km apart. A train starts from A and moves towards B at 40 km/h. Another train starts from B at the same time and moves towards A at 60 km/h. How far from A will they cross each other?

    • Options
    • A. 350 km
    • B. 400 km
    • C. 525 km
    • D. 300 km
    • Discuss


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