1.

Speed, Time and Distance:

Speed =

Distance

, Time =

Distance

, Distance = (Speed x Time).
Time Speed
2. km/hr to m/sec conversion:
x km/hr =

x x
5

m/sec.
18
3. m/sec to km/hr conversion:
x m/sec =

x x
18

km/hr.
5
4. If the ratio of the speeds of A and B is a : b, then the ratio of the
the times taken by then to cover the same distance is
1
:
1
or b : a.
a b
5. Suppose a man covers a certain distance at x km/hr and an equal distance at y km/hr.
Then,
the average speed during the whole journey is

2xy

km/hr.
x + y


1. A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour?
A. 3.6 B. 7.2
C. 8.4 D. 10
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Speed =

600
m/sec.
5 x 60
= 2 m/sec.
Converting m/sec to km/hr (see important formulas section)
=

2 x
18

km/hr
5
= 7.2 km/hr.
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2. An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To cover the same
distance in 1 hours, it must travel at a speed of:
A. 300 kmph B. 360 kmph
C. 600 kmph D. 720 kmph
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Distance = (240 x 5) = 1200 km.
Speed = Distance/Time
Speed = 1200/(5/3) km/hr. [We can write 1 hours as 5/3 hours]
Required speed =

1200 x
3
km/hr
= 720 km/hr.
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3. If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr, he would have walked 20 km more. The
actual distance travelled by him is:
A. 50 km B. 56 km
C. 70 km D. 80 km
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Let the actual distance travelled be x km.
Then,
x
=
x + 20
10 14
14x = 10x + 200
4x = 200
x = 50 km.
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4. A train can travel 50% faster than a car. Both start from point A at the same time and reach
point B 75 kms away from A at the same time. On the way, however, the train lost about 12.5
minutes while stopping at the stations. The speed of the car is:
A. 100 kmph B. 110 kmph
C. 120 kmph D. 130 kmph
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Let speed of the car be x kmph.
Then, speed of the train =
150
x =

3
x
kmph.
100 2

75
-
75
=
125
x (3/2)x 10 x 60

75
-
50
=
5
x x 24
x =

25 x24

= 120 kmph.
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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?
A. 9 B. 10
C. 12 D. 20
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Due to stoppages, it covers 9 km less.
Time taken to cover 9 km =

9
x 60
min
= 10 min.
54

6. In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for
the trip was reduced by 200 km/hr and the time of flight increased by 30 minutes. The duration
of the flight is:
A. 1 hour B. 2 hours
C. 3 hours D. 4 hours
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Let the duration of the flight be x hours.
Then,
600
-
600
= 200
x x + (1/2)

600
-
1200
= 200
x 2x + 1
x(2x + 1) = 3
2x
2
+ x - 3 = 0
(2x + 3)(x - 1) = 0
x = 1 hr. [neglecting the -ve value of x]
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7. A man complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels first half of the journey at the rate of 21
km/hr and second half at the rate of 24 km/hr. Find the total journey in km.
A. 220 km B. 224 km
C. 230 km D. 234 km
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
(1/2)x
+
(1/2)x
= 10
21 24

x
+
x
= 20
21 24
15x = 168 x 20
x =

168 x 20

= 224 km.
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8. The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7 : 8. If the second train runs 400 km in 4 hours,
then the speed of the first train is:
A. 70 km/hr B. 75 km/hr
C. 84 km/hr D. 87.5 km/hr
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Let the speed of two trains be 7x and 8x km/hr.
Then, 8x =

400

= 100
4
x =

100

= 12.5
8
Speed of first train = (7 x 12.5) km/hr = 87.5 km/hr.
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9. A man on tour travels first 160 km at 64 km/hr and the next 160 km at 80 km/hr. The average
speed for the first 320 km of the tour is:
A. 35.55 km/hr B. 36 km/hr
C. 71.11 km/hr D. 71 km/hr
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Total time taken =

160
+
160
hrs.
=
9
hrs.
64 80 2
Average speed =

320 x
2
km/hr
= 71.11 km/hr.
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10.
A car travelling with of its actual speed covers 42 km in 1 hr 40 min 48 sec. Find the actual
speed of the car.
A.17
6
km/hr
7
B. 25 km/hr
C.30 km/hr D. 35 km/hr
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Time taken = 1 hr 40 min 48 sec = 1 hr 40
4
min = 1
51
hrs =
126
hrs.
5 75 75
Let the actual speed be x km/hr.
Then,
5
x x
126
= 42
7 75
x =

42 x 7 x 75

= 35 km/hr.
5 x 126

11. In covering a distance of 30 km, Abhay takes 2 hours more than Sameer. If Abhay doubles
his speed, then he would take 1 hour less than Sameer. Abhay's speed is:
A.5 kmph B. 6 kmph
C.6.25 kmph D. 7.5 kmph
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Let Abhay's speed be x km/hr.
Then,
30
-
30
= 3
x 2x
6x = 30
x = 5 km/hr.
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12. Robert is travelling on his cycle and has calculated to reach point A at 2 P.M. if he travels at
10 kmph, he will reach there at 12 noon if he travels at 15 kmph. At what speed must he
travel to reach A at 1 P.M.?
A.8 kmph B. 11 kmph
C.12 kmph D. 14 kmph
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Let the distance travelled by x km.
Then,
x
-
x
= 2
10 15
3x - 2x = 60
x = 60 km.
Time taken to travel 60 km at 10 km/hr =

60
hrs
= 6 hrs.
10
So, Robert started 6 hours before 2 P.M. i.e., at 8 A.M.
Required speed =

60
kmph.
= 12 kmph.
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13. It takes eight hours for a 600 km journey, if 120 km is done by train and the rest by car. It
takes 20 minutes more, if 200 km is done by train and the rest by car. The ratio of the speed
of the train to that of the cars is:
A.2 : 3 B. 3 : 2
C.3 : 4 D. 4 : 3
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Let the speed of the train be x km/hr and that of the car be y km/hr.
Then,
120
+
480
= 8
1
+
4
=
1
....(i)
x y x y 15
And,
200
+
400
=
25

1
+
2
=
1
....(ii)
x y 3 x y 24
Solving (i) and (ii), we get: x = 60 and y = 80.
Ratio of speeds = 60 : 80 = 3 : 4.
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14. A farmer travelled a distance of 61 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot @ 4 km/hr and
partly on bicycle @ 9 km/hr. The distance travelled on foot is:
A.14 km B. 15 km
C.16 km D. 17 km
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Let the distance travelled on foot be x km.
Then, distance travelled on bicycle = (61 -x) km.
So,
x
+
(61 -x)
= 9
4 9
9x + 4(61 -x) = 9 x 36
5x = 80
x = 16 km.
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15. A man covered a certain distance at some speed. Had he moved 3 kmph faster, he would
have taken 40 minutes less. If he had moved 2 kmph slower, he would have taken 40 minutes
more. The distance (in km) is:
A.35 B. 36
2
3
C.37
1
2
D. 40
Answer & Explanation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Let distance = x km and usual rate = y kmph.
Then,
x
-
x
=
40
2y(y + 3) = 9x ....(i)
y y + 3 60
And,
x
-
x
=
40
y(y - 2) = 3x ....(ii)
y -2 y 60
On dividing (i) by (ii), we get: x = 40.