Speed, Time and Distance


  1. A man is walking at a speed of 10 kmph. After every km, he takes a rest for 5 minutes. How much time will he take to cover a distance of 5 km?









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    Time taken in covering 5 Km =
    5
    =
    1
    hour
    102

    = 30 minutes
    That person will take rest for four times.
    ∴  Required time
    = (30 + 4 × 5) minutes
    = 50 minutes

    Correct Option: B

    Time taken in covering 5 Km =
    5
    =
    1
    hour
    102

    = 30 minutes
    That person will take rest for four times.
    ∴  Required time
    = (30 + 4 × 5) minutes
    = 50 minutes


  1. A car driver leaves Bangalore at 8.30 A.M. and expects to reach a place 300 km from Bangalore at 12.30 P.M. At 10.30 he finds that he has covered only 40% of the distance. By how much he has to increase the speed of the car in order to keep up his schedule?









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    Distance covered by car in 2 hours

    =
    300 × 40
    = 120 km
    100

    Remaining distance = 300 – 120 = 180 km
    Remaining time = 4 – 2 = 2 hours
    ∴  Required speed =
    180
    = 90 kmph
    2
    Original speed of car =
    120
    = 60 kmph
    2

    ∴  Required increase in speed
    = 90 – 60 = 30 kmph

    Correct Option: D

    Distance covered by car in 2 hours

    =
    300 × 40
    = 120 km
    100

    Remaining distance = 300 – 120 = 180 km
    Remaining time = 4 – 2 = 2 hours
    ∴  Required speed =
    180
    = 90 kmph
    2
    Original speed of car =
    120
    = 60 kmph
    2

    ∴  Required increase in speed
    = 90 – 60 = 30 kmph



  1. A man travelled a distance of 80 km in 7 hrs partly on foot at the rate of 8 km per hour and partly on bicycle at 16km per hour. The distance travelled on the foot is









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    Journey on foot = x km
    Journey on cycle = (80 – x) km

    ∴ 
    x
    =
    80 − x
    = 7
    816

    ⇒ 
    2x + 80 − x
    = 7
    16

    ⇒  x + 80 = 16 × 7 = 112
    ⇒  x = 112 - 80 = 32 km.

    Second Method :
    Here, x = 80, t = 7
    u = 8, v = 16
    Time =
    vt − x
    v − u

    =
    16 × 7 − 80
    16 − 8

    =
    112 − 80
    8

    =
    32
    = 4 hrs
    8

    Distance travelled
    = 4 × 8 = 32 kms

    Correct Option: A

    Journey on foot = x km
    Journey on cycle = (80 – x) km

    ∴ 
    x
    =
    80 − x
    = 7
    816

    ⇒ 
    2x + 80 − x
    = 7
    16

    ⇒  x + 80 = 16 × 7 = 112
    ⇒  x = 112 - 80 = 32 km.

    Second Method :
    Here, x = 80, t = 7
    u = 8, v = 16
    Time =
    vt − x
    v − u

    =
    16 × 7 − 80
    16 − 8

    =
    112 − 80
    8

    =
    32
    = 4 hrs
    8

    Distance travelled
    = 4 × 8 = 32 kms


  1. Sarita and Julie start walking from the same place in the opposite directions. If Julie walks at a
    speed of 2
    1
    km/hr and Sarita at a speed
    2
    of 2 km/hr, in how much time will they be 18 km apart ?









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    =
    5
    + 2kmph =
    9
    kmph
    22
    Time =
    Distance
    =
    18
    Relative speed(9/2)

    =
    18 × 2
    = 4 hours
    9

    Correct Option: A

    =
    5
    + 2kmph =
    9
    kmph
    22
    Time =
    Distance
    =
    18
    Relative speed(9/2)

    =
    18 × 2
    = 4 hours
    9



  1. You arrive at your school 5 minutes late if you walk with a speed of 4 km/h, but you arrive 10 minutes before the scheduled time if you walk with a speed of 5 km/h. The distance of your school from your house (in km) is









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    If the required distance be = x km, then

    x
    x
    =
    10 + 5
    4560

    ⇒ 
    5x − 4x
    =
    1
    204

    ⇒ 
    x
    =
    1
    204

    ⇒ x =
    1
    × 20 = 5 km.
    4


    Second Method :
    Here, S1 = 4, t1 = 5
    S2 = 5, t2 = 10
    Distance =
    (S1 × S2)(t1 + t2)
    S1 − S2

    =
    (4 × 5)(5 + 10)
    5 − 4

    = 20 ×
    15
    = 5 kms
    60

    Correct Option: B

    If the required distance be = x km, then

    x
    x
    =
    10 + 5
    4560

    ⇒ 
    5x − 4x
    =
    1
    204

    ⇒ 
    x
    =
    1
    204

    ⇒ x =
    1
    × 20 = 5 km.
    4


    Second Method :
    Here, S1 = 4, t1 = 5
    S2 = 5, t2 = 10
    Distance =
    (S1 × S2)(t1 + t2)
    S1 − S2

    =
    (4 × 5)(5 + 10)
    5 − 4

    = 20 ×
    15
    = 5 kms
    60