Time, Speed and Distance
Topic/Course
Sub-Topic (Example: name of college)
Basics of Time, Speed and Distance
Drill 1
Question
Assume that you are participating in a race and driving at an average
speed of 180 kmph.
What will be the distance covered by you in:
i. 2 hours? : __________
ii. 5 hours? : __________
iii. 35 minutes? : __________
Question
For the same data, what will be the time taken by you to cover:
540 km : __________
60 km : __________
15 km : __________
800 m : __________
Question
Walking at (5/7)th of your usual speed, you will reach the market 16 minutes late.
What is the usual time taken by you to reach the market?
__________ min
Question
If you ride your scooter at a speed of 20 kmph from your house, you will reach your
college at 9.05 a.m. If you ride at 30 kmph, then you will reach at 8.55 a.m. Find the
distance between your house and college __________ km
Question
If you travel 210 km from town A to town B at a speed of 30 kmph and
from there to town C at a speed of 70 kmph for another 140 km, then
what is your average speed during the entire journey?
Total Distance covered = __________ km
Time taken for first 210 km = __________ hrs
Time taken for next 140 km = __________ hrs
Total time taken = __________ km
Average speed = __________ km
Question
If you travel from your house to office at the speed of 30 kmph and
return home at the speed of 70 kmph, then what is your average speed
for the entire journey?
Are the two distances same here? Yes /
No / cannot be inferred
Total distance covered is _________ km
Total time taken is __________ hrs
Average speed is __________ hrs
Question
If you travel from your house to office at the speed of 30 kmph and
return home at the speed of 70 kmph, then what is your average speed
for the entire journey?
Are the two distances same here? Yes /
No / cannot be inferred
Total distance covered is _________ km
Total time taken is __________ hrs
Average speed is __________ hrs
Relative Speed
Drill 2
Question
You are in need of Rs.10,000 and decide to borrow it from your friend
who lives 120 km away from your place.
Case 1: You decide to go to his place in your car at an average speed
of 40 kmph to collect it. How long will you take to meet him? ________ hrs
Case 2: Both of you are travelling towards each other. Your friend is
travelling in his bike at a speed of 20 kmph and you are travelling at a speed
of 40 kmph.
i. What will be the distance between you and your friend after an
hour? _____ km
ii. After how much time will you meet your friend? _________ hrs
Question
Case 3: Your friend is already on his way to his office (which is in the opposite
direction), travelling at a speed of 20 kmph. You decide to chase
him down, travelling at a speed of 40 kmph.
i. What will be the distance between you and your friend after an
hour? __________ km
ii. After how much time will you meet your friend? _________ km
Problems Based on Trains
Drill 3
Question
What is the time taken by a 90 m long train travelling at a speed of 18 kmph to cross
a bridge of length 270 m?
The total distance to be covered is __________
The speed of the train is __________
(Check if the units are consistent)
The time taken to cross the bridge is __________
Question
A train 90 m long is travelling at a speed of 40 kmph. A man is running
at a speed of 5 kmph in a direction opposite to the motion of the train.
What would be the time taken by the train to cross the man?
Total distance to be covered is __________
Relative speed is __________
(Check if the units are consistent)
Time taken to cross the man is __________
Problems Based on
Boats and Streams
Drill 4
Question
A boat can travel at a speed of 13 kmph in still water. If the speed of
the stream is 4 kmph, find the time taken by the boat to travel 68 km
downstream.
Effective speed of the boat = __________ hrs
Time taken to cover 68 km downstream = __________ hrs
Question
A motorboat travels 40 km downstream in 5 hours and 30 km upstream
in 6 hours. Find the speed of the stream (in kmph).
Speed of the boat along the stream = SB + SS = __________ kmph
Speed of the boat against the stream = SB – SS = __________ kmph
Solving the two equations,
Speed of boat in still water SB =__________ kmph
Speed of the stream SS = __________ kmph
Problems based on Races
Drill 5
Question
In a 100 m race, A covered a distance in 36 seconds and B in 45
seconds. By what distance did A win the race?
Ratio of time taken by A and B to complete the race = ______ : ______
Ratio of distance covered by A and B = ____________ : ____________
When A covers 100 m, the distance covered by B = ________ m
Hence, A beats B by __________ m.
Question
In a 100 m race, A can beat B by 25 m and B can beat C by 4 m. In the
same race, by how many meters can A beat C?
Ratio of speeds = A : B = _________ : _______________
Ratio of speeds = B : C = _________ : _______________
Ratio of speeds of A : B : C = __________ : ___________ : __________
When A covers 100 m, the distance covered by C = ________ m
Hence, A beats C by __________ m.
Question
Two bicycle riders ride in opposite directions around a circular track, starting at the
same time from same point. Cyclist A rides at a speed
of 3 kmph and cyclist B rides at a speed of 1 kmph. If the track has a
diameter of 4 km, after how much time will the two cyclists meet?
Total distance to be covered by the cyclists =_________________ km
Relative speed of the cyclists =________________ kmph
Time taken for them to meet each other =________________ hrs
Concept Review Questions
Question
Ram takes 3 hours more than Karthick, who drives his car 5 kmph faster
than Ram, to cover a distance of 180 km. What is the speed of Ram?
A) 8 kmph
B) 10 kmph
C) 15 kmph
D) 20 kmph
Question
Two identical trains A and B running in opposite directions with equal speeds take 2
minutes to cross each other completely. The number of
bogies of A is increased from 12 to 16. How much more time would
they now require to cross each other?
A) 40 s
B) 50 s
C) 60 s
D) 20 s
Question
Starting from my office, I reach the house 20 minutes late if I walk at 3
kmph. Instead, if I walk at 4 kmph, I reach the house 15 minutes early.
How far is my house from my office?
A) 4 km
B) 5 km
C) 7 km
D) 6 km
Question
A man can row a boat at a speed of 6 kmph in still water. If it takes him
twice as long to row up as to row down the river, the rate of current in
the stream would be
A) 4 kmph
B) 2 kmph
C) 3 kmph
D) 2.5 kmph
Question
Prem and Shyam travel the same distance at the speeds of 10 kmph
and 15 kmph respectively. If Prem takes 30 minutes longer than
Shyam, then the distance travelled is
A) 15 km
B) 2 km
C) 10 km
D) 30 km
Question
Walking at 4/7th of his usual speed, Ram gets late by 15 minutes. Find
the time he would have taken walking at his usual speed.
A) 25 min
B) 20 min
C) 30 min
D) 24 min
Question
In a 200 m race, A gives B a head start of 25 m and wins by 10 s. If A
gives B a head start of 45 m, the race ends in a dead heat. What will be
the time taken by A to complete the race?
A) 100 s
B) 77.5 s
C) 86 s
D) 155 s
Question
Arjun is standing on an old building and there is a railway track beside on which a
train travels at a speed of 72 kmph. When the train passes by the building, Arjun
tries to jump inside the train. He somehow manages to enter the train through the
last door of the last bogie. After jumping in, he runs towards the other end of the
train at a speed of 36 kmph. When he reaches a distance of 300 m from the building,
the building exploded. After how many seconds since Arjun’s jump did the building
explode?
A) 30 s
B) 10 s
C) 15 s
D) 20 s
Question
Two stations A and B are 110 km apart on a straight line. One train starts
from A at 7 a.m. and travels toward B at a speed of 20 kmph. Another
train starts from B at 8 a.m. and travels toward A at a speed of 25 kmph.
At what time will they meet?
A) 9 a.m.
B) 10 a.m.
C) 11 a.m.
D) None of these
Question
Two boats traveling at 5 kmph and 10 kmph head towards each other.
They begin at a distance of 20 km from each other. How far apart are
they (in km) one minute before they collide?
A) 99 m
B) 198 m
C) 135 m
D) 12 m
Question
A train which is travelling at a constant speed crosses a lamp post in 9
seconds and it takes 13.5 seconds to cross a platform 99 m long. Find
the length of the train.
A) 1/2
B) 1/6
C) 1/4
D) 1/3
Question
A and B walk around a circular track. They start at 10 a.m. from the same
point in the opposite directions. A and B walk at a speed of 2 rounds per
hour and 3 rounds per hour respectively. How many times shall they
cross each other before 11.30 a.m.?
A) 5
B) 6
C) 7
D) 8
Question
In a 300 m race, Ani beats Bini by 22.5 m or 6 seconds. What is the time
taken by Bini to complete the race?
A) 86 s
B) 80 s
C) 76 s
D) None of these
Question
Filsha travelling at the speed of 100 kmph reaches her destination in 80
minutes. If she travels at the speed of 125 kmph, in how many minutes
will she reach her destination?
A) 64 minutes
B) 64 minutes
C) 60 minutes
D) 65 minutes
Question
Kanyakumari Express is a daily train from Kashmir to Kanyakumari. The train
leaves Kashmir at 11 a.m. everyday and reaches Kanyakumari after exactly 10 days
at 11 a.m. Kashmir Express is a similar daily train which leaves Kanyakumari at 11
a.m. everyday and reaches Kashmir after exactly 10 days at 11 a.m. Let us say, you
are on the train which is leaving Kashmir on 20th April. When you reach
Kanyakumari on 30th April, how many Kashmir Express trains would have crossed
you from the opposite direction?
A) 19
B) 10
C) 9
D) None of the above
Practice Exercise
Question
Rahul can cover a distance of 600 km in 5 hours. If his speed is increased by 30
kmph, how much time will he take to cover a distance of 750 km?
A) 6.25 hrs
B) 5 hrs
C) 6 hrs
D) 7.5 hrs
Question
A student reaches his school 30 minutes late by walking at 3 kmph. The next day he
doubles his speed and reaches on time. Find the distance from his house to his
school in km.
A) 2.5
B) 3.5
C) 3
D) 5
Question
Bala travelled a certain distance at 15 kmph and returned back at 30 kmph using the
same route. Find the average speed of Bala.
A) 10 kmph
B) 5 kmph
C) 20 kmph
D) 18 kmph
Question
In a circular race along a track of length of 4500 m, A and B start from the same
point and at the same time with the speeds of 36 kmph and 54 kmph. After how
many seconds will they meet for the first time if they are running in the same
direction?
A) 900 s
B) 180 s
C) 250 s
D) 50 s
Question
In a race of 100 m, A beats B by 20 m or 5 seconds. Find the time taken by A to
complete the race and the speed of B.
A) 4 s, 20 m/2
B) 20 s, 4 m/2
C) 20 s, 25 m/2
D) 25 s, 20 m/2
Question
How long will a train 250 m long travelling at a speed of 72 kmph take to cross a
platform of length 150 m?
A) 20 s
B) 10 s
C) 5.55 s
D) Data Insufficient
Question
Find the length of a train running at 45 kmph which can cross a bridge of length 200
m in 30 seconds.
A) 375 m
B) 175 m
C) 130 m
D) None of these
Question
In a 750 m race, the ratio of speeds of Arun to Darani is 1:3. Arun has a head start of
250 m. Who wins the race and by what distance?
A) Arun, 200m.
B) Darani, 250m.
C) Arun, 250m.
D) Darani, 200m.
Question
Find the usual time taken by Rajeev to complete his journey if walking at 3/4th of
his usual speed, he is 20 minutes late.
A) 50 min
B) 60 min
C) 80 min
D) 72 min
Question
A man rows 42 km with the stream in 7 hours and 60 km against the stream in 12
hours. What is the speed of the boat in still water?
A) 5.5 kmph
B) 9.5 kmph
C) 2.5 kmph
D) 7.5 kmph
Question
A man on tour travels the first 160 km at 60 kmph and the next 160 km at 80 kmph.
The average speed for the first 320 km of the tour is:
A) 35.55 kmph
B) 71.11 kmph
C) 71 kmph
D) 68.5 kmph
Question
A train 200 m long takes 5 seconds to cross a man walking at 6 kmph in a direction
opposite to that of the train. Find the speed of the train.
A) 138 kmph
B) 180 kmph
C) 150 kmph
D) None of these
Question
Two trains, each 150 m long, moving in opposite directions, cross each other in 6
seconds. If one is moving twice as fast as the other, then the speed of the faster train
is:
A) 180 kmph
B) 120 kmph
C) 150 kmph
D) 136 kmph
Question
A runs 25% faster than B and is able to give him a start of 7 m to end a race in dead
heat.
A) 10 m
B) 45 m
C) 35 m
D) 25 m
Question
A man can row upstream at 9 kmph and downstream at 14 kmph. The speed of the
stream is:
A) 4.2 kmph
B) 5 kmph
C) 11.5 kmph
D) 2.5 kmph
Question
Two men starting from the same place walk at the rate of 6 kmph and 6.5 kmph
respectively. What time will they take to be 7.5 km apart, if they walk in the same
direction?
A) 4 hrs 15 min
B) 8 hrs 30 min
C) 15 hrs
D) 17 hrs
Question
Rahul travels at 20 kmph and reaches the office 4 minutes late. Next time, he goes
at 25 kmph and reaches the office 2 minutes earlier than the scheduled time. What is
the distance between his office and home?
A) 5 km
B) 15 km
C) 10 km
D) 20 km
Question
If a man walks at a speed of 4 kmph from his house, he is late to his office by 12
minutes. If he walks at 6 kmph, he will be early by 8 minutes. What is the distance
from his house to his office?
A) 12 km
B) 10 km
C) 4 km
D) 8 km
Question
It takes 5 hours to sail from a point A to an island and return. The speed of the boat
in still water is 16 kmph and speed of the stream is 8 kmph. At what distance from
point A is the island located?
A) 14 km
B) 21 km
C) 35 km
D) 30 km
Question
A person in a car moving at a speed of 51 kmph covers a certain distance in 16
hours. How much time does another person travelling by a van at a speed of 68
kmph take to cover the same distance?
A) 6 hours
B) 12 hours
C) 8 hours
D) 7 hours
Question
The distance between Vijayawada and Chennai is 500 km. A train travels from
Vijayawada to Chennai at 60 kmph and returns at 40 kmph to Vijayawada. What is
its average speed for the entire journey (approximately)?
A) 48 kmph
B) 64 kmph
C) 72 kmph
D) 45 kmph
Question
Kamal fires a gun at 10:30 a.m. when Bala starts on his car towards Kamal. Kamal
fires it second time after 10 minutes and 30 seconds but Bala hears the second shot
ten minutes after hearing the first shot. What was Bala’s speed in kmph, if the speed
of sound in air is 330 m/s?
A) 19.8
B) 59.4
C) 58.6
D) 111.80
Question
Raj and Vinay travel the same distance at the speeds of 70 kmph and 120 kmph
respectively. If Raj takes 30 minutes longer than Vinay, then the distance travelled is
A) 54 km
B) 84 km
C) 96 km
D) 102 km
Question
Two motorists Anil and Sunil are practising with two different sports cars; Ferrari
and McLaren, on the circular racing track for the car racing tournament to be held
next month. Both Anil and Sunil start from the same point on the circular track. Anil
completes one round of the track in 1 minute and Sunil takes 2 minutes to complete
a round. While Anil maintains his speed for all the rounds, Sunil halves his speed
after the completion of each round. How many times will Anil and Sunil meet
between 6th round and 9th round of Sunil (6th and 9th round is excluded)? Assume
that Sunil’s speed remains steady throughout each round and changes only after the
completion of that round.
A) 260 C) 382
B) 347 D) None of these
Question
Two athletes cover the same distance at the rate of 10 kmph and 15 kmph
respectively. Find the distance travelled when one takes 15 minutes longer than the
other.
A) 750 km
B) 7.5 km
C) 7.5 m
D) 15 km
Question
The speed of a bus during the second hour of its journey is twice that in the first
hour. Also, its speed during the third hour is two-third the sum of its speeds in the
first two hours. Had the bus travelled for three hours at the speed of the first hour, it
would have travelled 120 km less. Find the average speed of the bus for the first
three hours.
A) 60 kmph
B) 70 kmph
C) 80 kmph
D) 100 kmph
Question
A skating champion moves along the circumference of a circle of radius 28 m in 44
seconds. How many seconds will it take her to move along the perimeter of a
hexagon of side 48 m?
A) 90
B) 84
C) 68
D) 72
Question
Jay started cycling along the boundaries of a square field from corner point A. After
half an hour he reached the corner point C, diagonally opposite to A. If his speed
was 8 kmph, the area of the field in km2 is
A) 64
B) 16
C) 9
D) 4
Question
If a man cycles at 10 kmph, he arrives at a certain place at 1 p.m. If he cycles at 15
kmph, he will arrive at the same place at 11 a.m. At what speed must he cycle to get
there at noon?
A) 11 kmph
B) 12 kmph
C) 13 kmph
D) 14 kmph
Question
If Sita walks at 5 kmph, she misses her train by 10 minutes. If she walks at 7 kmph,
she reaches the station 10 minutes early. How much distance does she walk to the
station?
A) 5.8 km
B) 35.6 km
C) 10.6 km
D) 92 km
Self Assessment
Question
A person travels at a speed of 20 kmph to a certain place and returns at the speed of
30 kmph. What is his average speed?
A) 23.5 kmph
B) 24 kmph
C) 25 kmph
D) 28.5 kmph
Question
In a 400 m race, A gives B a head start of 50 m and wins by 20 seconds and if A
gives a head start of 90 m, the race ends in a dead heat. What will be the time taken
by A to complete the race?
A) 200 s
B) 7.5 s
C) 155 s
D) 86.5 s
Question
Rajesh is practising with his gun and keeps shooting at exact intervals of 34
minutes. Suresh comes in a bus to meet Rajesh and he hears the second shot 33
minutes after he hears the first shot. What is the speed of the bus (in kmph) if sound
travels at 330 m/s?
A) 30
B) 33
C) 36
D) 42
Question
If Arun rides his scooter at a speed of 20 kmph, he reaches his office 5 minutes late.
If he rides at 30 kmph, he reaches 5 minutes early. Find the distance between his
home and office (in km).
A) 12
B) 25
C) 12.5
D) 10
Question
P and Q travel together from D to A and break their journey at M in between.
Somewhere between D and M, P asks “How far have we travelled?” Q replies,
“Half as far as the distance from here to M”. Somewhere between M and A, exactly
300 km from the point where P asked the first question, P asks, “How far have we to
go?”. Q replies, “Half as far as the distance from M to here”. The distance between
D and A is:
A) 250 km
B) 450 km
C) 350 km
D) 500 km
Question
A train which is 400 m long passing a bridge of length 550 m at a speed 36 kmph
will cross a signal post on the bridge in:
A) 95 s
B) 55 s
C) 40 s
D) 50 s
Question
A bus crosses 19 electric poles in 10 seconds. If the distance between any two
successive poles is 5 m, then what is the speed of the bus (in kmph)?
A) 32.4
B) 33.2
C) 35.2
D) 34.2
Question
Abdul takes six hours to walk to a certain place and ride back. However, he would
have gained two and a half hours, had he ridden both ways. How long would he take
to walk both ways?
A) 8.5 hrs
B) 4.25 hrs
C) 3.5 hrs
D) 6 hrs
Question
Mittu travels upstream at the speed of 8 kmph and returns to the same place by
rowing downstream at the speed of 14 kmph. What is the speed of the stream?
A) 3 kmph
B) 11 kmph
C) 4 kmph
D) 7 kmph
Question
Two trains of length 300 m and 200 m travelling opposite to each other at the speed
of 36 kmph and 72 kmph. What will be the time taken for the trains to cross each
other?
A) 50/3 s
B) 50 s
C) 30 s
D) 10 s
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