Home » Aptitude » Speed, Time and Distance » Question
  1. Buses start from a bus terminal with a speed of 20 km/hr at intervals of 10 minutes. What is the speed of a man coming from the opposite direction towards the bus terminal if he meets the buses at intervals of 8 minutes?
    1. 3 km/hr
    2. 4 km/hr
    3. 5 km/hr
    4. 7 km/hr
Correct Option: C

Distance covered in 10 minutes at 20kmph = distance covered in 8 minutes at (20 + x )
kmph

⇒  20 ×
10
=
8
(20 + x )
6060

⇒  200 = 160 + 8x
⇒  8x = 40
⇒  x =
40
= 5 kmph
8



Your comments will be displayed only after manual approval.