Time Speed Dist
Time Speed Dist
5
2x/12
x/15
2x/3
x/3
TYPE TYPE
If a man walks 20 km at 5 km/hr. he will be late by 40 A train 270 meters long is running at a speed of 36 km/hr.
minutes. If he walks at 8 km/hr, how early from the fixed then it will cross a bridge of length 180 meters in
time will he reach? Solution:
Solution:
(b) According to question (174)
(c) Time taken at 5 km/hr = 20/5
= 4 hr. Crossing time = √
Actual time = (4 – 2/3) = 10/3 hrs.
Time taken at 8 km/hr = 20/8 → √ = time
= 5/2 hrs
= 45 second
Time difference = 10/3 – 5/2 = 5/6 hrs.
= 50 min. required time.
TYPE
TYPE A is twice as fast as B and B is thrice as fast as C is. The
journey covered by C in 1.5 Hours will be covered by A in
A train passes a 50 meters long platform in 14 seconds and
Solution:
a man standing on the platform in 10 seconds. The speed
of the train is: According to Question,
Solution: A : B : C
2 : 1
(d) Distance travelled in 14 sec. = 50 + l
3 : 1
Distance travelled in 10 sec.
A : B : C
=l
6 : 3 : 1 Ratio of speed
So, Speed of train = 50/(14 - 10) m/sec.
= 50/4 × 18/5 km/hr = 45 km/hr : : Ratio of time
[time ∝ ]
TYPE = 1 : 2 : 6
A man can reach a certain place in 30 hours. If he reduces Time taken by A,.
his speed by 1/15th, he goes 10 km less in that time. Find = 1 ratio = 1 × hours = 15 min
his speed per hour.
Solution: TYPE
(d) Actual : Reduced
A thief is noticed by a policeman from a distance of 200m
Ratio of speed = 15 : 14
the thief starts running and the policeman chasis him. The
Ratio of time = 14 : 15
thief and the policeman run at the rate of 10km hr. and 11
14 → 28 hrs
km./hr. respectively. What is the difference between them
15 → 30 hrs
after 6 minutes ?
So, in 2 hrs it travels 10 kms
Solution:
Speed = 10/2 = 5 km/hr
(a)
11 km/hr Thief
TYPE Police 10
Two trains, A and B, start from stations X and Y towards 200 mtr km/hr
each other, they take 4 hours 48 minutes and 3 hours 20 Vrel. = 11 – 10 = 1 km/hr
120 km
and S1 + S2 = 70/1 = 70 …….. (ii)
from equation (i) and (ii) = (5 - 4) = 1 unit → 1
S1 = = 40 km/hr 120 unit → 11/60 × 120 = 22 km
Thus, Distance from house to office = 22 km
S2 =
= Required speeds are 40 km/hr and 30 km/hr Previous year questions
1. A train is travelling at the rate of 45km/hr. How many
TYPE seconds it will take to cover a distance of 4/5 km?
A and B travel the same distance at speed of 9km/hr and (a) 36 sec. (b) 64 sec.
10 km/hr respectively. If A takes 36 minutes more than B, (c) 90 sec. (d) 120 sec.
the distance travelled by each is 2. An areoplane covers a certain distance at a speed of
Solution: 240 km/hour in 5 hours. To cover the same distance in
5/3 hours it must travel at a speed of :
(b) Given : -
A’s speed = 9 km/hr (a) 300 km/hr (b) 360 km/hr
B’s speed = 10 km/hr (c) 600 km/hr (d) 720 km/hr
A : B 3. A train 100m long is running at the speed of 30 km/hr.
Ratio of speed = 9 10 [Speed ∝ ] The time (in second) in which it passes a man standing
near the railway line is :
Ratio of time = 10 8
(a) 10 (b) 11
(c) 12 (d) 15
1 hour more
4. If a man walks 20 km at 5 km/hr. he will be late by 40
→ Here we find A takes 60 min more than that of B
minutes. If he walks at 8 km/hr, how early from the
But actual more time
fixed time will he reach?
= 36 min.
(a) 15 minutes (b) 25 minutes
i.e. 60 units = 36
(c) 50 minutes (d) 3/2 Hours
1 unit = 36/60 = 3/5
5. A man walking at the rate of 5 km/hr. crosses a bridge
→ Their travelled distance is same
in 15 minutes. The length of the bridge (in meters) is:
→ Distance = Time × Speed
(a) 600 (b) 750
= 9 × 10
(c) 1000 (d) 1250
= 90 ratio
6. A man crosses a road 250 meters wide in 75 seconds.
→ Actual distance, covered by them = 90 × = 54 km His speed in km/hr is
15 20 25
Ratio of Speed 6 : 5
Ratio of time to cross a pole = 5 × 5 : 6 × 3 = 25 :
18
200 250 26. (b) 60m
150 m → 15 sec ←
After 15 seconds the distance between both the 15 sec
conditions of car is = 250 m man 30 sec
23. (d) Total distance covered by the train in 30
seconds with the speed of 30 m/s is = 30 × 30 i.e. train crosses plateform in
m/s = 900 meters = (30 - 15) = 15 second
Total distance = train’s distance + platform’s Speed of train = 60/15 = 4 m/s
distance Speed of train = 4 × 18/5 km/h = 14.4 km/h
900 = train’s distance + 600 (when train crosses
through plateform it covers equally distance of 27. (c) Time C/S = 300 + 200/25 = 20 sec.
length of train + length of plateform) 28. (b) Speed = 78 km/hr
Alternate: = 78/60 × 1000 m/min
Time = Distance/speed 30 sec. = 1300 m/min
= (Plateform + train length)/Speed Distance travelled in 1 min
30 = (600 + train)/30 = 1300 mtr.
train’s length = 900 – 600 = 300 meters → 1300 = l + 800
24. (a) Speed of the train’s = Distance/time → l = 500 mt. = length of tunnel
= 120/6 = 20 m/s → 72 km/h 29. (b) Speed = 132 km/hr = 132 × 5/18 m/sec =
110/3 m/sec
T = D/S = (110 + 165)/(110/3) = 3 (275)/110
= 7.5 sec.
30. (a) Speed = 144 km/hr = 14 × 5/18 m/sec
(l + 210)/Speed =25
l + 210= 25 speed
→ 10 = → Speed = 150/10
L O
→ Train’s speed = 15 m/s 12 km
77. (a) Here length of pole is considered 0 meter 82. (d) Given
→ Time will be taken by train to cross the poll → Speed of train = 75 km/hr
→ Distance that is to cover = 1050 km
= = → Time taken by train to cover the distance =
= = 10 sec.
( )
→ 432 = 5x + 15
→ 5x = 417
→ Speed of the train
= 417/5 = 83.4 km/hr
126. (c) If trains are running on parallel tracks in
opposite direcdtion, their speed is added →
130. (b) Let the length of each train = l
Relative speed in oppotite direction = (68 + 40)
→ 108 kmph Relative speed = (46 – 36)× =
ATQ According to the question,
→ Time taken by trains to cross each other
= (70 + 80)meter/108 km/hr = = 36
Time = Distance/Speed →
2l = × 36 = l = 50 m
= 5 sec.
Length of each train = 50 m
Therefore corssing time in oppotite dirction = =
131.
5 seconds (c) Relaative speed = (45 – 40) ×
127. (c) According to question (124)
explaination =
→ 6 =
( )
and S1 + S2 = 70/1 = 70 …….. (ii)
from equation (i) and (ii) → 6 = → 65 + x = 50 × 3
( )
S1 = = 40 km/hr 138. (c) Total distance covered by man in (1.30 pm -
S2 = 10 am) =
= Required speeds are 40 km/hr and 30 km/hr hour at a speed of 12 km/hr
133. (b) Relative speed = 24 – 18 = 6 km/hr = 12 × = 42 km.
Time reequired by faster train to cover take → Time taken by his elder brother to catch him
slower train = = hour - 1 hour 15 min.
= Distancne between Q and R = 18 × → Brother’s time = 3 hr 30 min - 1 hr. 15 min
= 2 hr 15 min
= = →
134. (a)
18 kms → Brother’s speed =
km/hr 2 km/hr [ ] =
Their relative speed in opposite =
km/hr + 2 km/hr
=
→ Time taken by them to cover a distance of 18
kms is = = 4h
139. (b) Their relative speed in same direcdtion = 1
km/8min - 1 km/10 min
{Time = Distance/ speed}
135. (c) Time taken by them to cross each other = =
→ 1000 ×
Time = =
→
Time = 8 second
→ 200 meter/ 8 min
136. (a) Let the speed of second trains = x km/hr
→ Time taken by police man to over take the
→ Their relative speed in opposite direction
thief a the exceeds relative speed of 200
= (43.2 + x) = km/hr
meter/8min
→ According to question,
→ Time = → → 4 min
peed
( )
→ 10 sec. = → Distance covered by theif before overtake =
× 4 min
→ 10 = = 400 meter
( )
→ 43.2 × 5 + 5x = 486 140. (c) The fast train completely passes a man
sitting in the slow train, in this condition it
→ x = covers equal distance to its length.
→ Speed of second train = 54 km/hr → Relative speed in same direction(40 - 20)
Prem Raj
2 km/h 3 km/h
Time = 1h 2h
Time = 11 second
153.
(b) Avg. speed =
6 km/h 3 km/h
= = 10.8 km/h Total journey = 6 × 2 = 12 kms.
Total time = 1 + 2 = 3 hr
154. (b) Avg. speed Average speed = 12/3 = 4 km/h
= Alternate:
Average speed =
= →
= km/hr = = = 4 km/h
155. (b) Thus, Distance = Speed × time 158. (c) 12 km(one side distance)
→ Distance covered by the train with the speed
→ Average speed =
→ Average speed = 25 km/hour
12 km/h 4 km/h
Total distance = 12 × 2 = 24 km
Total time = 1 + 3 = 4 hours
Average speed = 24/4 = 6 km/h
Alternate:
Average speed =
161. (b) x y (one distance)
= = y hr x hr
Average speed = 6 km/h
159. (a) Given:
Train covers 3584 kms in 2 day 8 hor (2 days x km/hr y km/hr
8 hours = ) → Total distance = 2xy km
→ Total time = (x + y) hours
= → Average speed =
= 1536 km/ day → = 64 km/h
Distance covered in two days = 1440 + 1608 = → Average speed =
3048 km 162. (a) According to question (127) explaination
Remaining distance for third day = 3584 – 3048 → Average speed =
= 536 km
third day 536 km is covered in 8 hour with speed → Avg. speed =
of = 536/8 = 67 km/h
Avg. speed = 48 km/hr
Difference of Average speed = 67 – 64 = 3
163.
km/hr (a) Average speed =
160. (a) Let 10% of Journey = 40 (LCM)
= →
164. (a) 36 × 45
(one side jouney)
45 hr 36 hr
20 km/h 40km/h 10 km/h
→ 10% of Journey’s = 40 km
→ Then total Journey = 400 kms 36 km/hr 45 km/hr
→ Average speed
= → Avg. speed =
→ 1/3 1/4
=
Avg. Speed = 24 km/hr
10 km/h 20 km/h 60 km/h
171. (c) Average speed of train =
→ Avg. speed =
=
= = → Average
( ) Avg. Speed = 24 km/h
speed = 18 km/hr Alternate:
60 (One side distance)
3 2
20 km/hr 30 km/hr
176. (a) A : B
Ratio of speed = 3 : 4 → Usual time =
Ratio of time = 4 : 3
→ 60 minutes
179. (a) Actual New
1 hour more
Speed 4 3
= 60 min
Time 3 4
It is given that A takes 20 minutes
1 → 3/2
more than B’s.
i.e. 1 units → 20 min Normal time = = hrs
1 units → 20/60 = 1/3 hr 180. (a) Actual : New
then A’s time to reach the destination = 4 units Speed 7 : 7
= 4 × = hr.
Time 6 : 7
177. (b) Given : -
1 unit → 25 minutes
A : B : C
201.
(c) Savg. = =
= km/hr
2D = ( ) = 200/29 × 29/5
199. (d) = 40 km
→ D = 20 km
11 : 30 am 3 ½ hour 8 am 202.
(a) Savg. = = 12/5 km/hr
1 hr 8 min 2D = 5 × = 12 kms
D = 6 kms
203. (b)
7 am 11 am 35 km
Difference between
4 hours 14 hrs 10 hrs his reaching time
28 km
4 km/hr 5 km/hr
[Thus, time = Distance/Speed → Difference of time
Total time = A scending time + dencending time] → 5 hr - 4 hr = 1 hr
→ 60
=
But his actual difference of time = 9
= min. late + 9 min early = 18
→ 60 unit → 18/60 = 3/20
= 5x = 5 × 9 = x = 9 km
→ So Reqd distance will be 20 × 3/10 → 6 km
Alternate:
Alternate :
9km
→ Distance = (Differece of
2hr 3 hrs
time)
( )
km/h 3 km/h = =
Aesending Aesending Distance = 6 kms
Speed Speed
Total time = 2 + 3 = 5 hrs
Here = 5 hrs = 5 hrs(actual time)
Thus, 1 unit = 1
Thus, Ascending length = 9 km
205. (a) (6 × 7× 5) = 210 km
5h 6h
42 km/h 35 km/h
→ - =5
→ 9d – 8d = 36 × 5 6 hr 5 hr
→ Distance = 180 km
→ Therefore slower speed is =
30 km
→ Slower speed = 40 kmph = 6 – 5 = 1 units → (7 ) = 1/5
30 units → 1/5 × 30 = 6 km
=
208. (c) 24 km/hr 30 km/hr
5 hr 4hr
120 km
= (5 - 4) = 1 unit → 1
120 unit → 11/60 × 120 = 22 km
Thus, Distance from house to office = 22 km
209. (c) 5 km/hr 3 km/hr
3hr 5 hr
213. (c) usual : late
Their ratio
15 km
of speed = 40 : 35
= 5 – 3 = 2 units → = 3 km Their Ratio
210. (b) 2 km/hr 3 kmk/hr of time 8 : 7
7 : 8
1 hour late
6 hr 5 hr 1 unit → = ¼ hours
8 units = 8 × ¼ = 2 hr.
Total distance = 35 × 2 = 72 km
15 km Alternate: → Let the total distance = d km
= 6 – 5 = 1 unit → According to the question,
15 unit → =4 →
= Required distance = 4 km
6 hr 5 hr
5 6
5 km/hr 6 km/hr Speed
→ Difference of time (km/h)
= 6 hr - 5 hr = 1 hr(60 min) 1st case IInd case
But actual difference of time = 6 min Diff of time is = (6 - 5) hours
late + 2 min early = 8 min → 1 hour
i.e. Actual Diff. of time
60 units → 8 min = 7 min - (-5 min)
→ 1 unit → 8/60 → (7 + 5) min
→ Total distance of his office → 12 min
= 30 × 1 hour 1/5 12 min
→ Total distance of his office 30 km 1/5 6 km
= 30 × 8/60 = 4 km
Alternate:
Distance between his home to office
= ×
5/2 km/hr 3 km/hr
→ 12 × → Diff. between time
→ Distance = 4 km = 6-5 = 1 hour = 60 min
216. (b) The distance between of school and home → 60 min ,early + late
6 + 10 }
→ 60 units → 16 min
→ 1 unit → 16/60
= × → 1 unit → 4/15
= 12 × 20/60 → Total distance 15 units = =4 km.
→ Distance = 5 km
217. (b) In such type of question follow the below Alternate:
given method.
S T d (s × t) Distance = ×
+ 10 -1 → 10
+20 → 35 = = × 16/60 = 4 km
( )
- s + 10t = 10 ………… (i)
220. (a) Let the speed = x km/hr
s + 20t = 35 ……… (ii) then time = y hr.
→ 50 km/h ←B 60 km/h
61
20 25
4 : 5 Ratio of time
300 0 km 5 hr Time 29 40
= Speed of train = 300/5 = 60 km/hr A/C = 29/40 = → 29x + 1595
233. (a) 7 hours = 40x
x =
on foot bicycle = 2 minute 25 sec.
( )
Distance ratio = 80 + 225
= 305 units
300 units → 61
1 unit ×
80 units → = 16 km
Distance travelled on foot = 16 km