Time and Distance
Time and Distance - Formulas
1. Speed, Time and Distance:
Distance Distance
Speed = , Time = , Distance = (Speed x Time).
Time Speed
2. km/hr to m/sec conversion:
5
x km/hr = xx m/sec.
18
3. m/sec to km/hr conversion:
18
x m/sec = xx km/hr.
5
4. If the ratio of the speeds of A and B is a : b, then the ratio of
1 1
the times taken by them to cover the same distance is : 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,
2xy
the average speed during the whole journey is km/hr.
Time and Distance - General Questions
1. A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km
per hour?
1. 3.6
2. 7.2
3. 8.4
4. 10
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2. An aero plane 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:
300 kmph
360 kmph
600 kmph
720 kmph
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:
50 km
56 km
70 km
80 km
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:
100 kmph
110 kmph
120 kmph
130 kmph
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?
1. 9
2. 10
3. 12
4. 20
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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:
1 hour
2 hours
3 hours
4 hours
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.
220 km
224 km
230 km
234 km
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:
70 km/hr
75 km/hr
84 km/hr
87.5 km/hr
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:
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35.55 km/hr
36 km/hr
71.11 km/hr
71 km/hr
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.
6
17 km/hr
7
25 km/hr
30 km/hr
35 km/hr
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:
5 kmph
6 kmph
6.25 kmph
7.5 kmph
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.?
1. 8 kmph
2. 11 kmph
3. 12 kmph
4. 14 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:
2:3
3:2
3:4
4:3
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:
14 km
15 km
16 km
17 km
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:
35
2
36
3
1
37
2
40
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Time and Distance - Data Sufficiency 1
1.
Two towns are connected by railway. Can you find the distance between
them?
I. The speed of the mail train is 12 km/hr more than that of an express train.
II. A mail train takes 40 minutes less than an express train to cover the
distance.
a. I alone sufficient while II alone not sufficient to answer
b. II alone sufficient while I alone not sufficient to answer
c. Either I or II alone sufficient to answer
d. Both I and II are not sufficient to answer
e. Both I and II are necessary to answer
2.
The towns A, B and C are on a straight line. Town C is between A and B. The
distance from A to B is 100 km. How far is A from C?
I. The distance from A to B is 25% more than the distance from C to B.
II.
The distance from A to C is of the distance C to B.
a. I alone sufficient while II alone not sufficient to answer
b. II alone sufficient while I alone not sufficient to answer
c. Either I or II alone sufficient to answer
d. Both I and II are not sufficient to answer
e. Both I and II are necessary to answer
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3.
Two cars pass each other in opposite direction. How long would they take to
be 500 km apart?
I. The sum of their speeds is 135 km/hr.
II. The difference of their speed is 25 km/hr.
a. I alone sufficient while II alone not sufficient to answer
b. II alone sufficient while I alone not sufficient to answer
c. Either I or II alone sufficient to answer
d. Both I and II are not sufficient to answer
e. Both I and II are necessary to answer
4.
How much time did X take to reach the destination?
I. The ratio between the speed of X and Y is 3 : 4.
II. Y takes 36 minutes to reach the same destination.
a. I alone sufficient while II alone not sufficient to answer
b. II alone sufficient while I alone not sufficient to answer
c. Either I or II alone sufficient to answer
d. Both I and II are not sufficient to answer
e. Both I and II are necessary to answer
