Time, Speed and Distance

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Time, Speed and Distance: Overview

The topic deals with the problems based on time, speed and distance. We will study the relation between speed, time and distance. It provides solved examples which help us to solve problems based on the concept of time, speed and distance.

Important Questions on Time, Speed and Distance

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A leak was found in a ship when it was77 km from the shore. It was found that the leak admits 2.25 tones of water in 5.5 min. 92 tones of water will be sufficient to sink the ship. But the pumps can throw out 12 tones an hour. Find the average rate of sailing at which the ship may reach the shore as it begins to sink.

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A motorist travels to a place 150 km away at an average speed of 50 kmph and returns at 30 kmph. His average speed for the whole journey in kmph is _____

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Two cyclists start from the same place in opposite directions. One goes towards north at 18 kmph and the other goes towards south at 20 kmph. What time will they take to be 47.5 km apart?

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A certain distance is covered at a certain speed. If half of this distance is covered in double the time, the ratio of the two speeds is _____

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A car travelled 30% of the time at a speed of 20 km/hr, 40% of the time at a speed of 30 km/hr and the rest of the journey at a speed of 40 km/hr. What is the average speed of the car for the entire journey?

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A car covers a distance of 48 km at a speed of 40 km and another 52 km with a speed of 65 km/h. What is the average speed of the car (in km/h) for the total distance covered?

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Ajit Singh left from place P at 9:30 a.m. for place Q and the David Raj left place Q at 1:30 p.m. for place P. The distance between them is 416 km. If Ajit Singh's speed is 44 km/h and David Raj's speed is 52 km/h, then at what time will they meet each other?

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Train A, which runs at a speed of 90 km/h, starts from Station Y at 8 a.m.. Train B, which runs at a speed of 120 km/h, starts from Station Y on the same route at 8.10 a.m.. If Train B catches up with Train A at 8.40 a.m. at Station Z, then what is the distance between Stations Y and Z?

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Train A takes 145 hmore than the time taken by train \(B\) to cover a distance of 360 km. If the speed of train \(A\) doubles, it will take 36 min less than the time taken by train B to travel the same distance. What is the speed (in (km/h) of train B ?

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If a person Travels at a speed of 40 km/h, he will reach his destination on time. He covers two third of his journey in five-sixth of the time. At what speed should he travel to cover the remaining distance to reach his destination on time?

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A man walking at a rate of 4 km/h crossed a tunnel in 18 min. What is the length of the tunnel in metres?

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Two person P and Q are 844 m apart. They both start cycling simultaneously in the same direction with speeds of 12 m/s and 8m/srespectively. In how much time will P overtake Q?

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Mohan takes 2 hours more than Kishore to walk 63 km.If Mohan increases his speed by 50%, then he can make it in 1 hour less than Kishore. How much time does Kishore take to walk 63 km?

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Trains A and B of lengths 329 m and 296 m, respectively, are running in opposite directions on parallel tracks, at the speeds of 85 km/h and 65 km/h, respectively. In what time (in sec) will they cross each other?

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Ashok completes a journey in 7 hours. He travels the first half of the journey at the speed of 24 km/h and the second half of it at the speed of 32 km/h. The total distance of the journey is:

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A persons rows upstream a distance of 55 km in 5 hours and rows downstream a distance of 75 km in 3 hours. How much time will he take to row a distance of 96 km in still water?

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A man cycles from P to Q, a distance of 30 km, in 2 hours 48 min. The road from P is a level road for 18 km and then it is uphill to Q. The man's average speed on the level road is 15 km/h. What is his average uphill speed (in km/h)?

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A person moved from place A for place B at 2 p.m. at a speed of 4.5 km/h, stayed at place B for 1.5 hours and returned to place A at a speed of 6 km/h. He came back to place A at 7 p.m.. What is the distance between places A and B ?

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A train 500 m long passes a railway platform 400 m long in 1 minute with uniform speed. What is the time (in Sec) taken by the train to pass a man riding a motorbike, travelling opposite to the direction of the train, at speed of 18 km/h?