Speed, Time and Distance
- A man starts from a place P and reaches the place Q in 7 hours.
and the remaining distance at 12 km/hour. The distance between P and Q isHe travels 1 th of the distance at 10 km/hour 4
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Time = Distance Speed
According to the question,x + 3x = 7 10 12 ⇒ x + x = 7 10 4 ⇒ 2x + 5x = 7 20
⇒ 7x = 7 × 20∴ x = 7 × 20 = 20 km. 7
∴ PQ = 4x = 4 × 20 = 80 km.Correct Option: C
Time = Distance Speed
According to the question,x + 3x = 7 10 12 ⇒ x + x = 7 10 4 ⇒ 2x + 5x = 7 20
⇒ 7x = 7 × 20∴ x = 7 × 20 = 20 km. 7
∴ PQ = 4x = 4 × 20 = 80 km.
- A student goes to school at the
If he travels at the speed of 3 km/hr. he is 10 minutes early. What is the distance to the school?rate of 2 1 km/hr and reaches 6 minutes late. 2
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Let the distance of school be x km.
Difference of time = 6 + 10= 16 minutes = 16 hour 60 = 4 hour 15 Time = Distance Speed ∴ x − x = 4 5/2 3 15 ⇒ 2x − x = 4 5 3 15 ⇒ 6x − 5x − 4 15 15
⇒ x = 4 km.Here, S1 = 2, 1 t1 = 6 2
S2 = 3, t2 = 10Distance = (S1 × S2)(t1 + t2) S2 − S1 = 5 × 3(6 + 10) 2 3 - 5 2 = 15 × 16 60 = 16 = 4 km 4 Correct Option: A
Let the distance of school be x km.
Difference of time = 6 + 10= 16 minutes = 16 hour 60 = 4 hour 15 Time = Distance Speed ∴ x − x = 4 5/2 3 15 ⇒ 2x − x = 4 5 3 15 ⇒ 6x − 5x − 4 15 15
⇒ x = 4 km.Here, S1 = 2, 1 t1 = 6 2
S2 = 3, t2 = 10Distance = (S1 × S2)(t1 + t2) S2 − S1 = 5 × 3(6 + 10) 2 3 - 5 2 = 15 × 16 60 = 16 = 4 km 4
- A student goes to school at the
If he travels at the speed of 3 km/hr, he reaches 10 minutes earlier. The distance of the school israte of 5 km/hr and reaches 6 minutes late. 2
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Distance of school = x km
Difference of time= 16 minutes = 16 hour 60 ∴ x − x = 16 5/2 3 60 ⇒ 2x − x = 4 5 3 15 ⇒ 6x − 5x = 4 15 15 ⇒ x = 4 15 15 ⇒ x = 4 × 15 = 4km 15
Second Method :Here, S1 = 5 ,t1 = 6 2
S2 = 3, t2 = 10Distance = (S1 × S2)(t1 + t2) S1 − S2 = 5 × 3(6 + 10) 2 3 - 5 2 = 15 × 16 km = 4 km. 60 Correct Option: D
Distance of school = x km
Difference of time= 16 minutes = 16 hour 60 ∴ x − x = 16 5/2 3 60 ⇒ 2x − x = 4 5 3 15 ⇒ 6x − 5x = 4 15 15 ⇒ x = 4 15 15 ⇒ x = 4 × 15 = 4km 15
Second Method :Here, S1 = 5 ,t1 = 6 2
S2 = 3, t2 = 10Distance = (S1 × S2)(t1 + t2) S1 − S2 = 5 × 3(6 + 10) 2 3 - 5 2 = 15 × 16 km = 4 km. 60
- A car can finish a certain journey in 10 hours at the speed of 42 kmph. In order to cover the same distance in 7 hours, the speed of the car (km/h) must be increased by :
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Distance covered by car = 42 × 10 = 420 km.
New time = 7 hours∴ Required speed = 420 = 60 kmph. 7
∴ Required increase
= (60 – 42) kmph
= 18 kmphCorrect Option: C
Distance covered by car = 42 × 10 = 420 km.
New time = 7 hours∴ Required speed = 420 = 60 kmph. 7
∴ Required increase
= (60 – 42) kmph
= 18 kmph
- A man cycles at the speed of 8 km/hr and reaches office at 11 am and when he cycles at the speed of 12 km/hr he reaches office at 9 am. At what speed should he cycle so that he reaches his office at 10 am?
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Distance of the office = x km.
Difference of time = 2 hours∴ x − x = 2 8 12 ⇒ 3x − 2x = 2 24 ⇒ x = 2 ⇒ x = 48 km. 24
∴ Time taken at the speed of 8 kmph= 48 = 6 hours 8
∴ Required time to reach the
office at 10 a.m. i.e., in 5 hours= 48 kmph 5
= 9.6 kmphCorrect Option: A
Distance of the office = x km.
Difference of time = 2 hours∴ x − x = 2 8 12 ⇒ 3x − 2x = 2 24 ⇒ x = 2 ⇒ x = 48 km. 24
∴ Time taken at the speed of 8 kmph= 48 = 6 hours 8
∴ Required time to reach the
office at 10 a.m. i.e., in 5 hours= 48 kmph 5
= 9.6 kmph