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A man takes 8 h 32 min in walking to a certain place and riding back. He would have gained 2 h 14 min by riding both ways. How long would he take to walk both ways?

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Important Questions on Time, Speed and Distance

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ESIC Upper Division Clerk (UDC) & Stenographer Phase-1>Chapter 36 - Time, Speed and Distance>Practice Questions>Q 22
Two cars A and B are running towards each other from two different places 88 km apart. If the ratio of the speeds of the cars A and B is 5 : 6 and the speed of car B is 90 km/h, after what time will they meet each other?
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ESIC Upper Division Clerk (UDC) & Stenographer Phase-1>Chapter 36 - Time, Speed and Distance>Practice Questions>Q 23
Two trains, one 160 m and the other 140 m long are running in opposite directions on parallel rails, the first at 77 km an hour the other at 67 km an hour. How long will they take to cross each other?
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ESIC Upper Division Clerk (UDC) & Stenographer Phase-1>Chapter 36 - Time, Speed and Distance>Practice Questions>Q 24
A train 150 m long passes a pole in 15 s. It also passes another train of the same length travelling in opposite direction in 12 s. The speed of the second train is _____.
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ESIC Upper Division Clerk (UDC) & Stenographer Phase-1>Chapter 36 - Time, Speed and Distance>Practice Questions>Q 25
Two trains, one from station A to station B and the other from B to A start simultaneously. After meeting, the trains reach their destinations after 9 h and 16 h respectively. The ratio of their speeds is _____.
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ESIC Upper Division Clerk (UDC) & Stenographer Phase-1>Chapter 36 - Time, Speed and Distance>Practice Questions>Q 26
A man rows a boat 18 km in 4 h downstream and returns upstream in 12 h. The speed of the stream (in km/h) is _____.
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ESIC Upper Division Clerk (UDC) & Stenographer Phase-1>Chapter 36 - Time, Speed and Distance>Practice Questions>Q 27
A man can swim 3 km/h in still water. If the velocity of the stream is 2 km/h, the time taken by him to swim to a place 10 km upstream and back is _____.
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ESIC Upper Division Clerk (UDC) & Stenographer Phase-1>Chapter 36 - Time, Speed and Distance>Practice Questions>Q 28
A boat goes 6 km an hour in still water but takes thrice as much time in going the same distance against the current. The speed of the current (in km/h) is:_____.
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ESIC Upper Division Clerk (UDC) & Stenographer Phase-1>Chapter 36 - Time, Speed and Distance>Practice Questions>Q 29
A man can row at 5 km/h in still water. If the velocity of current is 1 km/h and it takes him 1 h to row to place and come back, how far is the place?