Time, Speed and Distance

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Time, Speed and Distance: Overview

This topic covers concepts, such as, Motion, Time, Alligation to Find Average Speed when Distance is Constant & Alligation in Finding Average Speed when Distances are Different etc.

Important Questions on Time, Speed and Distance

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250 m Train is running at the average speed 90 km/hr . How long will it take to pass a standing man?

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A bullock cart has to cover a distance of 120 km in 15 hours . If it covers half of the journey in 35th time, the speed to cover the remaining distance in the time left has to be:

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A thief steals a car at 2.30 pm and drives it at 60 kmph. The theft is discovered at 3 pm and the owner sets off in another car at 75 kmph when will he overtake the thief ?

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The average speed of a train is 107 times the average speed of a car. The car covers a distance of 588 km in 6 hours. How much distance will the trains cover in 13 hours?

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A man walking at 45thth of his original speed reaches his destination in 15 minutes later than the usual time. Then the usual time is:

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During a journey of 80 km, a train covers the first 60 km with a speed of 40 km/hr and completes the remaining distance with a speed of 20 km/hr. What is the average speed of the train during the whole journey?

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A man in a train notices that he can count 21 telephone posts in one minute. If they are known to be 50 metres apart, at what speed is the train travelling?

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Study the following information carefully and answer the question given below:

Sita left college for the taxi stand 15 minutes earlier than usual. If she takes 10 minutes to reach the taxi stand. She reached the stand at 5:40 p.m.. What time does she usually leave college for the taxi stand?

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A man travels on a scooter from A to B at a speed of 30 km/hr and returns from  B to A at 20 km/hr. The total journey was performed by him in 10 hours. Find the distance from  A to B.

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A Kinetic Honda covers a distance of 140 km in 2 hours and 20 minutes while a car covers the same distance in 1 hour and 40 minutes. What is the ratio of their speeds?

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Sarita and Julie start walking from the same place in the opposite directions. If Julie walks at a speed of 52 km/hr. and  Sarita at a speed of  2 km/hr, in how much time will they be 18 km apart?

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With an average speed of 40 kmhr a train reaches its destination in time. If it goes with an average speed of 35 kmhr it is late by 15 min. Find the total journey.

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A car at the speed of 80 km/hr. What is the speed of the car in meters per second?

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A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 200 m. The thief starts running and the policeman chases him. The thief and the policeman run at the rate of 10 km and 11 km per hour respectively. What is the distance between them after 6 minutes?

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If a car travels 20 km in 2 hours and another 10 km in 3 hours, the average speed of the car is:

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A train is going in the north direction at a speed of 18 m/s from a point while another train is going in the south direction at a speed of 12 m/s from the same point at the same time. In how much time, the distance between both the trains will be 367.2 km ?

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A thief robbed a shop and ran in a car at a speed of 60 km/hour at 11:00 am. The Police located the position of the thief and ran after him at 11:15 a.m. from the shop in a car at 65 km/hour. Find the time at which the thief will be caught?

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A train with a speed of 72 km/hr crosses a pole in 30 seconds, then find the time taken by the same train to cross the pole with 54 km/hr?

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If A start from P with a speed of 60 km/hr at 8:00 am and B starts with a speed of 70 km/hr at 8:30 am from Q and the total distance between P and Q is 680 km, find at what time they will cross each other?

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Two friends, A and B are standing at points P and Q, respectively. If A starts moving towards point Q from point P with the speed of (x  5) km/hr. After 2 hours, B starts moving towards point P from point Q with speed (x + 5) km/hr, and they meet at the midpoint of P and Q. Find the time taken by A to go from point P to point Q. if the distance between point P and point Q is 480 km.