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Time and Distance


1.

A boy goes to school at a speed of 3 kmph and returns to his home at a speed of 2 kmph. If he takes 10 hours in total, find the distance between the home and school (in kms). 

17

15

12

14


2.

A man covers 35 km of a journey at 5 kmph and remaining 55 km of the journey in 2 hours. His average speed is: 

12 kmph

18 kmph

10 kmph

15 kmph


3.

Two stations A and B are 110 km apart on a straight line. One train starts from A at 7 a.m. and travels towards B at 20 kmph. Another train starts from B at 8 a.m. and travels towards A at a speed of 25 kmph. At what time will they meet?

9 a.m.

10 a.m.

10.30 a.m.

11 a.m.


4.

A person travels from city A to city B. During his onward journey his speed was 12 kmph and while returning his tripled his speed. His average speed (in kmph) is: 

18

22

24

36


5.

Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 kmph and including stoppages, it is 45 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?

9

10

12

20


6.

A car completes journey in 10 hrs, the first half at 21 kmph and the second half at 24 kmph. The distance covered (kms) is: 

224

214

234

204


7.

Two trains, one from Howrah to Delhi and the other from Delhi to Howrah, starts simultaneously. After they meet, the trains reach their destinations after 9 hours and 16 hours, respectively. The ratio of their speeds is?

2:3

4:3

6:7

9:16


8.

How many km per hour does a man walk passes through a street 600 meter long in 5 minutes?

3.6 kmph

7.2 kmph

8 kmph

7 kmph


9.

By walking at 3/4th of his usual speed, a man reaches office 20 minutes late. What is his usual time?

2 hour

3 hours

4 hours

1 hours


10.

A man has to cover a distance of 60 km in 4 hours. If he covers half of the journey in 3/4 of the time, then what should be his speed to cover the remaining distance in the remaining time left?

26 kmph

32 kmph

28 kmph

30 kmph