Time and Distance Question Practice Question and Answer

Q:

Akhil takes 30 minutes extra to cover a distance of 150 km if he drives 10 km/h slower than his usual speed. How much time will he take to drive 90 km if he drives 15 km per hours slower than his usual speed?

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    2h 45m
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    2h 30m
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    2h
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    2h 15m
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Answer : 3. "2h "
Explanation :

Let's use the information given to calculate Akhil's usual speed first.

We know that Akhil takes 30 minutes (0.5 hours) extra to cover a distance of 150 km when he drives 10 km/h slower than his usual speed.

Let "S" be Akhil's usual speed in km/h. So, his slower speed would be (S - 10) km/h.

The time taken to cover a distance is equal to the distance divided by the speed: Time = Distance / Speed

At his usual speed, it takes him: Time at usual speed = 150 km / S hours

At the slower speed, it takes him: Time at slower speed = 150 km / (S - 10) hours

The difference in time between these two scenarios is 0.5 hours (30 minutes): Time at slower speed - Time at usual speed = 0.5 hours

Now, we can set up the equation and solve for S:

(150 km / (S - 10)) - (150 km / S) = 0.5

To solve this equation, we'll first get a common denominator: [150S - 150(S - 10)] / [S(S - 10)] = 0.5

Now, simplify and solve for S: [150S - 150S + 1500] / [S(S - 10)] = 0.5

1500 / [S(S - 10)] = 0.5

Now, cross-multiply: 2 * 1500 = S(S - 10)

3000 = S^2 - 10S

S^2 - 10S - 3000 = 0

Now, we can solve this quadratic equation for S using the quadratic formula:

S = [-(-10) ± √((-10)^2 - 4(1)(-3000))] / (2(1))

S = [10 ± √(100 + 12000)] / 2

S = [10 ± √12100] / 2

S = [10 ± 110] / 2

Now, we have two possible values for S, but we'll take the positive one because speed cannot be negative:

S = (10 + 110) / 2 = 120/2 = 60 km/h

So, Akhil's usual speed is 60 km/h.

Now, we want to find out how much time he will take to drive 90 km when he drives 15 km/h slower than his usual speed, which would be (60 - 15) = 45 km/h.

Time = Distance / Speed Time = 90 km / 45 km/h = 2 hours

Akhil will take 2 hours to drive 90 km when he drives 15 km/h slower than his usual speed.

Q:

Akshita is at Delhi and Rajat is at gurgaon. Started towards each other, if the ratio of their speed be 8 : 13 respectively then what is the ratio of distance covered by A and B respectively till the point of meeting?

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    13 : 8
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    8 : 13
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    4 : 5
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    13 : 4
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Answer : 2. "8 : 13"

Q:

Two men start walking together to a certain destination, one at 6 km/hr and other at 7.5 km/hr. The later arrives an hour before the former. The distance is ?

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    27 km
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    15 km
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    21 km
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    30 km
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    18 km
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Answer : 4. "30 km "

Q:

Vimal travels a certain distance at a speed of 80 km/hr. If Sohel travels one third of that distance at a speed of 60 km/hr then at what speed he should travel the remaining distance if total time taken by both Vimal and Sohel was same for the given journey?

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    150 km/hr.
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    180 km/hr.
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    120 km/hr.
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    160km/ hr.
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Answer : 4. "160km/ hr. "

Q:

A man travelled a distance of 60 kms in 10 hours . He travelled partly on foot at 5 kms per hour and partly on bicycle at 7 kms per hour . What is the distance travelled on foot ? 

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    20 km
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    25 km
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    15 km
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    30 km
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Answer : 2. "25 km "

Q:

A train travels the distance between station P and Q at a speed of 126 km/h, while in the opposite direction it comes back at 90 km/h. Another train travels the same distance at the average speed of the first train. The time taken by the second train to travel 525 km is:

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    5 hours
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    4 hours 20 min
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    5 hours 20 min
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    4 hours
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Answer : 1. "5 hours"

Q:

The two trains cross each other in 12 seconds, moving in the opposite direction, and they take 60 seconds to travel in the same direction. both trains can have speed in (m/sec).

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    18, 40
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    20, 30
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    15, 30
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    15, 45
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Answer : 2. "20, 30"

Q:

Walking at 5 km / h Harshit reaches his school from his house 15 minute early and walking at 3 km/h he is late by 9 minutes. What is the distance between his school and his house?

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    3 km
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    2 km
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    5 km
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    8 km
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Answer : 1. "3 km "

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