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Quantitative Aptitude 13
Time, Speed and Distance : Relative Motion, Trains
Number of Questions : 50 CEX–5313/P1BS/19

1. The ratio between the walking speeds of A a distance of 900 km?

and B is 3 : 4 respectively. If the time taken (a) 4 (b) 8 (c) 6 (d) 3
by B to cover a certain distance is 48 min,
then find the time taken (in min) by A to cover 8. Ritu travelled from her house to the school at
the same distance. the rate of 15 kmph and walked back at the
(a) 84 (b) 64 (c) 36 (d) 72 rate of 5 kmph. If the whole journey took
2 hours 40 minutes, then find the distance
2. A journalist travelled 1200 km by air and this (in km) of the school from the Ritu’s house.
3 (a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 30 (d) 40
formed th of his trip. What was the total
5
distance (in km) of the complete trip? 9. A train speeds past a pole in 8 sec and past
(a) 2000 (b) 1500 (c) 3000 (d) 2500 a bridge 250 m long in 24 sec. Find the length
of the train.
3. A train moving at two-third of its normal speed (a) 95 m (b) 160 m (c) 125 m (d) 250 m
reaches the destination half an hour late.
What is the normal time taken? 10. A 180 m long train crosses a man walking
(a) 1.5 hr (b) 1 hr (c) 2 hr (d) 3 hr at a speed of 6 km/hr in opposite direction
in 6 sec. The speed of the train is
4. Mr. Woodsman walked into the woods at a (a) 85 km/hr (b) 102 km/hr
rate of 4 km/hr and returned to his starting (c) 96 km/hr (d) 119 km/hr
point at the rate of 3 km/hr. If the entire trip
1 11. A girl rides her horse for 10 km at an average
took him 3 hr, then how far into the woods speed of 12 km/hr and for 12 km at an average
2
did he travel? speed of 10 km/hr. What is the average speed
(a) 7 km (b) 5 km (c) 6 km (d) 12 km for the entire trip?
(a) 1.44 km/hr (b) 5 km/hr
5. A train 150 m long takes 9 sec to cross a (c) 10.8 km/hr (d) 11.9 km/hr
man walking at 8 kmph in a direction opposite
to that of the train. Find the speed (in km/hr) 12. A thief robs a house at 12 midnight, and as
of the train. soon as he leaves the house, the house owner
(a) 72 (b) 60 (c) 54 (d) 52 realises the robbery in the house. After
10 minutes he rings the alert alarm, and the
6. A train speeds past a pole in 15 sec and past security guard of the house start running after
a platform 100 m long in 30 sec. Find the the thief to catch him. If the speed of the thief
length (in m) of the train. is 30 km/hr and that of the security guard is
(a) 200 (b) 100 (c) 300 (d) 150 20 km/hr, then at what time will the guard
catch the thief?
7. A train can cover 520 km in 4 hours. If the (a) 00.30 hrs
speed is increased by 20 kmph, then how (b) 00.40 hrs
much time (in hr) does the train take to cover (c) Never catch the thief
(d) 00.45 hrs

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13. A train passes a man standing at the station coming, the distance between his house and
in 5 sec and crosses a 240 m long platform school is
in 25 sec. Calculate the length and the speed (a) 6 km (b) 5 km (c) 5.5 km (d) 6.5 km
of the train.
(a) 30 m, 6 m/sec (b) 40 m, 8 m/sec 20. Sanjay and Samit can cover a distance of
(c) 50 m, 10 m/sec (d) 60 m, 12 m/sec 660 m in 81 sec and 88 sec respectively. By
how many sec will Samit win the race if he
Directions for questions 14 and 15: Answer the has a head start of 60 m?
following questions based on the given information. (a) 1 (b) 2 (c) 3 (d) 4
Two stations Rampur and Shampur are 110 km apart
on a straight line. One train starts from Shampur at 21. A train takes 18 seconds to pass through a
7 a.m. and travels towards Rampur at 20 km/hr. platform 162 m long and 15 seconds to pass
Another train starts from Rampur at 8 a.m. and through another platform 120 m long. The
travels towards Shampur at 30 km/hr. length of the train (in m) is
(a) 70 (b) 80 (c) 90 (d) 105
14. What time will the two trains meet each other?
(a) 8:48 a.m. (b) 8:30 a.m. 22. A train passes two persons walking in the same
(c) 9:48 a.m. (d) 9:30 a.m. direction at a speed of 3 km/hour and 5km/hour
respectively in 10 seconds and 11 seconds
15. At what distance from Shampur will they meet respectively. The speed of the train is
each other? (a) 28 km/hour (b) 27 km/hour
(a) 56 km (b) 66 km (c) 25 km/hour (d) 24 km/hour
(c) 36 km (d) 54 km
23. A can run 2 km in 6 min 20 sec and B can
16. A car travels 300 km at a uniform rate. If the cover the same distance in 6 min 40 sec. In a
speed of the car had been 5 km/hr more, the 2 km race, by what distance (in m) can A
journey would have taken 2 hr less. What is beat B?
the speed of the car? (a) 50 (b) 100 (c) 150 (d) 200
(a) 20 km/hr (b) 25 km/hr
24. A train, 240 m long crosses a man walking
(c) 30 km/hr (d) 60 km/hr
along the line in opposite direction at the rate
of 3 kmph in 10 seconds. The speed of the
17. A and B start from the same place and have
train is
to travel a distance of 25 km. A leaves at
(a) 63 kmph (b) 75 kmph
9 a.m. and walks at a speed of 4 km/hr, while
(c) 83.4 kmph (d) 86.4 kmph
B leaves at 11.30 a.m. on a bicycle at a speed
of 9 km/hr. When do they meet? 25. Two towns A and B are 500 km apart. A train
(a) 12.00 noon (b) 1.00 p.m. starts at 8 AM from A towards B at a speed of
(c) 1.30 p.m. (d) 2.30 p.m. 70 km/hr. At 10 AM, another train starts from
B towards A at a speed of 110 km/hr. When
18. A train 200 m long is running at a speed of 64 will the two trains meet?
kmph. In what time will it cross a man who is (a) 1 PM (b) 12 Noon
running at 8 kmph in the direction opposite to (c) 12.30 PM (d) 1.30 PM
that in which the train is moving?
(a) 7 sec. (b) 8 sec. 26. A cyclist travels at 20 km/hr for 3 hr and
(c) 9 sec. (d) 10 sec. 25 km/hr for 2 hr. What is the average speed
for the entire trip?
19. A boy goes to his school from his house at a (a) 22 km/hr (b) 22.5 km/hr
speed of 3km/hr and returns at a speed of (c) 23 km/hr (d) 25 km/hr
2km/hr. If he takes 5 hours in going and (e) None of these

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27. A bus travels at 30 km/hr for 2 hr, 40 km/hr for 32. Sam runs at a speed of 20 m/min. Sandra
3 hr and the remaining distance at 60 km/hr. follows him after an interval of 5 minutes, and
If the total distance to be covered is 300 km, runs at a speed of 25 m/min. Sandra’s dog
then how much time did it take to complete runs at a speed of 30 m/min, and starts along
the journey? with Sandra. The dog reaches Sam and then
(a) 5 hr (b) 7 hr comes back to Sandra, and continues to do
(c) 10 hr (d) 14 hr so till Sandra catches Sam. What is the total
(e) None of these distance covered by the dog?
(a) 450 m (b) 600 m (c) 750 m
28. Two trains start at the same time from (d) 900 m (e) None of these
Hyderabad and Delhi and proceed towards
each other at 80 km/hr and 95 km/hr 33. A CL student starts from his home and
respectively. When the trains meet, it is found reaches CL centre at 2.30 pm by his car. On
that one has travelled 180 km more than the a certain day due to an inconvenience in his
other. Find the distance between Delhi and 3
Hyderabad. car, he reduced his speed to th of his usual
4
(a) 210 km (b) 2100 km speed and thus he was late by 10 minutes.
(c) 2010 km (d) 2000 km How much time does he take normally?
(e) None of these (a) 40 minutes (b) 20 minutes
(c) 30 minutes (d) 7.5 minutes
29. If a person has a speed of 40 km/hr, he (e) Cannot be determined
reaches the office 5 min late and if he
increases his speed to 50 km/hr, he reaches 34. Two men start at the same time from A and B
the office 3 min early. Calculate the distance and proceed towards each other at 6 m/sec
to be covered. and 8 m/sec respectively. When they met, it
(a) 18 km (b) 26.6 km was found that one has travelled 20 m more
(c) 30 km (d) 36 km than the other. Find the distance between A
(e) None of these and B.
(a) 60 m (b) 120 m (c) 130 m
30. A car travels a distance of 120 miles in 8 hr. If (d) 140 m (e) 160 m
1
its speed changes to 1 times the original 35. A train is moving at a speed of 108 km/hr. If
2
speed, then in how many hours will it cover a the length of the train is 90 m, then how long
distance of 450 miles? will it take to cross a railway platform 120 m
(a) 20 hr (b) 30 hr long?
(c) 60 hr (d) 90 hr (a) 7 sec (b) 6 sec (c)12sec
(e) None of these (d) 9 sec. (e) 8 sec

31. A bike during a fog passed a man who was 36. A man travels 400 km by train at 80 km/hr,
walking at the rate of 3 km/hr in the same 600 km by ship at 30 km/hr, 500 km by
direction. He could see the bike for 4 min and aeroplane at 250 km/hr and 150 km by car at
it was visible to him up to a distance of 100 50 km/hr. What is the average speed for the
m. What was the speed of the bike? entire distance?
1 2 (a) 30 km/hr (b) 45 km/hr (c) 55 km/hr
(a) 4 km/hr (b) 4 km/hr (d) 60 km/hr. (e) 51 km/hr
3 3
1 37. Two trains of length 120 m and 180 m run on
(c) 4 km/hr (d) 4 km/hr parallel lines. When they run in the same
2
(e) None of these direction it will take 15 sec to cross each
other and when they run in opposite direction

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 it will take 5 sec. Find the speeds of the two 44. Two cars start at the same time from one
trains. point and move along two roads at right angles
(a) 126 km/hr, 96 km/hr to each other. Their speeds are 36 km/hour
(b) 144 km/hr, 72 km/hr and 48 km/hour respectively. After 15 seconds
(c) 100 km/hr, 90 km/hr the distance between them will be
(d) 162 km/hr, 90 km/hr (a) 400 m (b) 150 m (c) 300 m (d) 250 m
(e) None of these
45. A train moves past a telegraph post and a
bridge 264 m long in 8 seconds and 20
38. A man can row 22 kmph in still water. It takes
seconds respectively. What is the speed of
him thrice as long to row up as to row down
the train?
the river. Find the rate at which stream is
(a) 69.5 km/hr (b) 70 km/hr
running.
(c) 79 km/hr (d) 79.2 km/hr
(a) 20 km/hr (b) 9 km/hr (c) 11 km/hr
(d) 8 km/hr (e) 10 km/hr 46. A person standing on a railway platform
noticed that a train took 21 seconds to
39. A man can row 7 kmph in still water. If in a completely pass through the platform which
river running at 2 km an hour, it takes was 84 m long and it took 9 seconds in
56 minutes to row to a place and back, then passing him. The speed of the train was
how far is the place from the starting point? (a) 25.2 km/hour (b) 32.4 km/hour
(a) 2 km (b) 7 km (c) 3 km (c) 50.4 km/hour (d) 75.6 km/hour
(d) 9 km (e) 4 km
2
47. Raj runs 1 times as fast as Ravi. If Raj gives
40. In a km race, Alok beats Nikhil by 20 m or 3
5 sec. Find Alok’s time over the course. Ravi a start of 80 m, then how far must the
(a) 3 min 55 sec (b) 4 min 10 sec winning post be so that Raj and Ravi reach
(c) 3 min 45 sec (d) 4 min 5 sec there at same time?
(e) None of these (a) 150 m (b) 190 m (c) 200 m
(d) 215 m (e) 225 m
41. A and B start at the same time with speeds
of 40km/hr and 50km/hr respectively. If in 48. In a 500 m race, the ratio of the speeds of
covering the journey A takes 15 minutes longer two contestants A and B is 2 : 3 and A has a
than B, the total distance of the journey is start of 170 m. Then, A wins by
(a) 46 km (b) 48 km (c) 50 km (d) 52 km (a) 5 m (b) 10 m (c) 15 m
(d) 20 m (e) 3 m
42. A man walks a certain distance and rides back 49. A student rides on a bicycle at 8km/hour and
in 4 hours 30 minutes. He could ride both reaches his school 2.5 minutes late. The next
ways in 3 hours. The time required by the day he increases his speed to 10 km/hour
man to walk both ways is and reaches school 5 minutes early. How far
(a) 4 hours 30 minutes is the school from his house?
(b) 4 hours 45 minutes 5
(c) 5 hours (a) km (b) 8 km (c) 5 km (d) 10 km
8
(d) 6 hours
50. A man covered a certain distance at some speed
43. In a race of 200 m, A beats B by 10 m and A had he moved 3 km per hour faster, he would
beats C by 5 m. By how many metres would have taken 40 minutes less. If he had moved 2
C beat B in a 200 m race? km per hour slower, he would have taken 40
(a) 5.13 m (b) 10.5 m minutes more. The distance (in km) is
(c) 12 m (d) 8 m 2
(e) 4.3 m (a) 20 (b) 35 (c) 36 (d) 40
3
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 CEX–5313/P1BS/19 Quantitative Aptitude – 13 P-1(BS)
Time, Speed and Distance : Relative Motion, Trains
Answers and Explanations
1 b 2 a 3 b 4 c 5 d 6 b 7 c 8 a 9 c 10 b
11 c 12 c 13 d 14 c 15 a 16 b 17 c 18 d 19 a 20 a
21 c 22 c 23 b 24 c 25 b 26 a 27 b 28 b 29 b 30 a
31 c 32 b 33 c 34 d 35 a 36 c 37 b 38 c 39 c 40 d
41 c 42 d 43 a 44 d 45 d 46 a 47 c 48 a 49 c 50 d

1. b B covers some distance in 48 min. As the ratio of ⇒ L = 100 m

speed of A and B is 3 : 4, the time taken will be in the ∴ The length of the train is 100 m.
ratio 4 : 3. (Reverse of speed)
∴ Time taken by A to cover the same distance is =
dis tance 520
7. c Speed = = = 130 km / hr
4 time 4
48 × = 64 min.
3 Now this is increased by 20 km/hr. Hence, speed is
150 km/hr. At this speed time taken by the train to
3 900
2. a
5
th of the trip is equal to 1200 km cover 900 km = = 6 hours.
150
1200 × 5
∴ Total distance = = 2000 km. 2 × 15 × 5 150 1
3 = = 7 kmph
8. a Average speed =
15 + 5 20 2
3. b Let the normal speed of the train be x and actual time Distance travelled in 2 hours 40 minutes i.e.,
taken be t.
2 8 15
Total distance = x t 2 hrs. = × = 20 km.
3 3 2
xt 1
= t+ ⇒ t = 1 hr. 20
2
x 2 Distance of the school from house = = 10 km.
3 2

4. c Let the distance between the starting point and turning 9. c Let the length of the train be x.
point be x. Then, x x + 250
Speed of the train is=
x x 7 8 24
+ = ⇒ x = 6 km.
4 3 2 ⇒ 3x = x + 250 ⇒ x = 125 m.

5. d Speed of train relative to man = (x + 8) kmph 5 5

10. b The speed of the man is 6 × = m/sec
5 18 3
= (x + 8) × m / sec.
18 Let the speed of the train be S.

150 5 180 85 18
∴ =9 Given S + = ⇒S= × = 102 km/hr.
5 3 6 3 5
(x + 8) ×
18
11. c Total distance covered = 10 + 12 = 22 km
⇒ x + 8 = 60 ⇒ x = 52 km / hr.
10 12
Total time taken =+ hr
6. b Let the length of the train be L. 12 10
22
L L + 100 Average speed = 10 12 = 10.8 km / hr.
Speed of the train is = = +
15 30 12 10
⇒ 2L = L + 100

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12. c The guard can never catch the thief as the speed of 18. d Speed of train relative to man = 64 + 8 = 72 km/hr.
the thief is more than that of the guard.
5
Then, 72 × = 20 m / sec.
13. d Let the length of train be ‘x’ 18
... Total distance while covering platform = x + 240 Time taken by the train to cross the man
Total distance while passing man = x = time taken by it to cover 200 m at 20 m / sec
Since the speed of the train remains the same
200
= = 10 sec.
x + 240 x 20
= ⇒ 5x + (240 × 5) = 25 x
25 5
19. a Let the required distance be x km.
240 × 5
⇒x= = 60 m ; Speed = 60 = 12 m / sec Then,
20 5
x x
+ =5
For questions 14 and 15: 3 2
First train covers 20 km in one hour from 7 a.m. to 8 a.m.
2x + 3x
Therefore, distance between two trains at 8 a.m. is (110 – 20) ⇒ =5
= 90 km. 6
7 a.m . 2 0 km 8 a.m . M 9 0– x 8 a.m . ⇒ 5x = 6 × 5
x 3 0 km /h r R a m p u r
S h am p ur
2 0 km /h r 6×5
∴x = = 6 km
5
14. c Both trains are running in opposite direction and hence
relative speed is (20 + 30) = 50 km/hr. 20. a Samit runs 660 m in 88 sec.

90 88
Thus, they will meet after = 1.8 hrs after 8 a.m. ∴ Samit runs (660 – 60) m in × 600 sec
50 660
∴ Two trains will meet at 9:48 a.m. i.e. 80 sec.
But Sanjay runs 660 m in 81 sec
So, Samit wins by (81 – 80) sec, i.e. 1 sec.
x 90 − x
15. a =
20 30 21. c Let the length of the train be x metres.
⇒ x = 36 km When a train crosses a platform it covers a distance
Distance from Shampur = 20 + 36 = 56 km equal to the sum of lengths of train and platform. Also,
the speed of train is same.
16. b Let speed of the car be x km/hr. x + 162 x + 120
∴ =
300 18 15
Then, time taken to cover 300 km = .
x ⇒ 6x + 720 = 5x + 810

300 300 ⇒ 6x − 5x = 810 − 720

∴ – = 2 ⇒ x = 25 km/ hr
x x+5 ⇒ x = 90
∴ The length of the train = 90 m.
17. c Let A and B meet after t hour from 11. 30 a.m.
22. c Let the speed of train be x kmph and its length be y km.
1
Then, distance covered by A in (t + 2 ) hours When the train crosses a man, it covers its own length
2 According to the question.
= Distance covered by B in t hours
y
= 10
 5 (x − 3) ×
5
⇒ 4 t +  = 9 t ⇒ t = 2 hr
 2 18

∴ They will meet at 11.30 a.m. + 2hr = 1.30 p.m. ⇒ 18y = 10 × 5 ( x − 3 )

⇒ 18y = 50x − 150 … (i)

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 60 km/hr = 2 hr
y
= 11 Hence, total time taken = 2 + 3 + 2 = 7 hr.
5
and (x − 5) ×
18
28. b If one travels more than the other, then it is with the
⇒ 18y = 55 ( x − 5 ) higher speed since it travelled 180 km extra distance
i.e.180 = (95 – 80)t
⇒ 18y = 55x − 275 … (ii)
⇒ t = 12 hr
From (i) and (ii),
Since they are travelling towards each other,
55x – 275 = 50x – 150
Total distance = Distance travelled by train 1 + Distance
⇒ 55x – 50x = 275 – 150
travelled by train 2
⇒ 5x = 125 = 80 × 12 + 95 × 12
125 = 12(95 + 80) = 2100 km
⇒x= = 25
5
29. b Let the distance be x. Then,
∴ Speed of the train = 25 kmph.
x x 8
23. b Clearly, A beats B by 20 sec. – = ⇒ x = 26.6 km.
40 50 60
2000
Distance covered by B in 20 sec = × 20 = 100 m.
400
120
∴ A beats B by 100 m. 30. a Speed of the car =
8
= 15 mph

24. c If the speed of train be x kmph. 3 45

Then, its relative speed = (x + 3) kmph Changed speed = ×15 = mph
2 2
Length of the train
∴ Time = 450 × 2
Relative speed Time required to cover 450 miles = = 20 hr.
45
200
10 240
⇒ = 1000 = 31. c Distance = 100 m
3600 ( x + 3 ) 1000 ( x + 3 ) Let speed of the bike be x.
∴ Net speed = (x – 3) km/hr
⇒ x + 3 = 86.4
⇒ x = 83.4 kmph 4
Time = hr
60
25. b Let two trains meet after t hours when the train from
Dis tan ce
town A leaves at 8 AM. = Time
∴ Distance covered in t hours at 70 kmph + Distance Speed
covered in (t - 2) hours at 110 kmph = 500 km
∴ 70t + 110 (t – 2) = 500 0.1 4 9 1
⇒ = ⇒ x= = 4 km/hr.
⇒ 70t + 110t – 220 = 500 x – 3 60 2 2
⇒ 180 t = 500 + 220 = 720
32. b Distance travelled by Sam in first 5 minutes
720
⇒t= = 4 hours = 20 × 5 = 100 m
180 Relative speed between Sam and Sandra
Hence, the trains will meet at 12 noon. = 25 – 20 = 5 m/min

26. a Total distance travelled = 20 × 3 + 25 × 2 = 60 + 50 100

= 20min
So, Sandra will reach Sam in
= 110 km 5
Total time taken = 3 + 2 = 5 hr. Speed of Sandra’s dog = 30 m/min
110 ... Distance travelled by the dog = 30 × 20 = 600 m.
∴ Average speed = = 22 km/hr.
5

27. b Distance travelled by bus at the rate of 60 km/hr

= 300 – 30 × 2 – 40 × 3 = 120 km
Time taken to cover 120 km at the speed of

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33. c d=s×t 36. c Total distance travelled = ( 400 + 600 + 500 + 150)
where d = distance traveled = 1650 km.
s = speed
400 600 500 150
t = time taken Total time taken = + + +
According to given condition 80 30 250 50
= 5 + 20 + 2 + 3 = 30 hours
3 
d =  s × t '
4  1650
∴ Average speed = = 55 km / hr .
30
4 t 37. b Let trains’ speed be x and y m /sec.
⇒ t' = t=t+
3 3 Total distance covered = Sum of the length of two
trains = 120 + 180 = 300 m.
t
! = 10 minutes When they run in same direction, relative speed
3 (x – y) is given by:-
⇒ t = 30 minutes. 300
x–y= = 20 ...(i)
15
Alternate: When they run in opposite directions relative speed
1 (x + y) is given by :-
S∝
T 300
x+y= = 60 ...(ii)
5
3
Hence if the speed is reduced to of usual speed Solving (i) and (ii), we get
4
⇒ x = 40 m/sec = 144 km/hr.
4 ⇒ y = 20 m/sec = 72 km / hr.
then time taken is increased by of usual time.
3
38. c Let the speed of the man when rowing upstream be x
4
∴ of usual time – usual time = 10 min. kmph, then his speed downstream = 3x kmph.
3
1
⇒ Usual time = 30 min. ∴ Rate in still water = (3x + x ) = 2x kmph
2
So, 2x = 22 ⇒ x = 11
34. d x x+2 0
A x B ∴ Rate upstream = 11 km/hr.
6 m /se c M ee tin g 8 m /se c Rate downstream = 33 km/hr.
Po int
1
x x + 20 Hence, the rate of stream = (33 − 11) = 11km / hr.
= [ ! Time is same] 2
6 8

⇒ 8x = 6x + 120 39. c Speed downstream = 7 + 2 = 9 kmph.

Speed upstream = 7 – 2 = 5 kmph.
⇒ 2x = 120 ⇒ x = 60 m Let the distance be x. Then,
∴ Distance between A and B = 60 + 60 + 20 = 140 m. x x 56
+ =
9 5 60
5 56 × 45
35. a Speed of train = 108 × = 30 m / sec . ⇒ 14x =
18 60
⇒ x = 3 km.
Distance covered in passing the platform = (90 + 120)
= 210 m.
40. d Clearly, Nikhil covers 20 m in 5 sec.
210
∴ Time taken = = 7 sec. 5
30 ∴ Nikhil’s time over the course = × 1000
20
= 250 sec
∴ Alok’s time over the course = ( 250 – 5) = 245 sec
= 4 min 5 sec

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41. c Let the distance be x km. ⇒ 195 × x3 = 200 × 5
x ⇒ x3 = 5.13 m.
Time taken by A = hrs.
40

x 44. d B
Time taken by B = hrs
50

x x 15
Now. – = O A
40 50 60
Let O be the starting point. The car running at 36 kmph
5x − 4x 15
⇒ = is moving along OB and that at 48 kmph moving along
200 60
OA. Also let they reach at B and A respectively after
15 seconds.
15
⇒x= × 200 = 50 km
60 3
∴ OA = 48 × × 15 = 200m
Method 2: 18

Product of speed 5
= × Diff. in time and OB = 36 × × 15 = 150 m
Diff. of speed 18
∴ Required distance = AB
40 × 50 15
= × = 50 km.
50 − 40 60 = (200 )2 + (150 )2
42. d Suppose. time taken in walking be x hours = 40000 + 22500
and time taken in riding be y hours
= 62500 = 250 m.
∴ According to question,
1 45. d Let the length of train be x metres.
x+y=4 hours
2
x
Then, 2y = 3 hours Then, speed of train when it passes a post = m/sec.
8
1
⇒y=1 hours x + 264
2 & speed of train, when it passes the bridge =
20
1 1 Clearly,
∴x=4 – 1 = 3 hours
2 2
x x + 264 x x + 264
Hence, time required to walk both way = 6 hours. = ⇒ =
8 20 2 5

43. a When A covers 200 m, B covers 190 m and C covers 528

195 m. ⇒ 5x = 2x + 528 ⇒ 3x = 528 ⇒ x = = 176m
3
i.e. when C covers 195 m, B covers = 190 m, and
176 18
190 ∴ Speed of train = = 22m / sec = 22 × kmph
when C covers 200 m, B covers = × 200 8 5
195
= 79.2 kmph.
= 194.87 m
Hence, C would beat B by 200 – 194.87 = 5.13 m in a
200 m race.

Short cut:
In a race of L length, if Ist beats 3rd by x1 distance, Ist
beats 2nd by x 2 distance and 2nd beats 3rd by
x3 distance, then their relation is given by
(L – x2) x3 = L (x1 – x2).
Using this, we get
(200 – 5)x3 = 200(10 – 5)

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46. a Let the length of train be x metres. 49. c Let x km be the required distance.
When the train crosses the standing man, its speed Difference in time = 2.5 + 5 = 7.5 minutes

x 7.5 1
= = hrs. = hrs.
9 60 8
When the train crosses the platform of length 84 m, its x x 1
Now, − =
8 10 8
x + 84
speed =
21 5x − 4x 1
⇒ =
40 8
x x + 84
Obviously, =
9 21 40
⇒x = = 5km.
8
⇒ 21x – 9x = 9 × 84
⇒ 12x = 9 × 84
50. d Let the distance be x km and initial speed be y kmph.
9 × 84 According to question,
⇒ x= = 63 m.
12 x x 40
− = … (i)
y y + 3 60
63
∴ Required speed = m / sec and
9
x x 40
63 18 − = … (ii)
= × kmph = 25.2 kmph. y − 2 y 60
9 5
From (i) and (ii),
x x x x
5 − − −
47. c Ratio of the rates of Raj and Ravi = :1= 5 : 3 y y+3 y−2 y
3
So, in a race of 5 m, Raj gains 2m over Ravi. 1 1 1 1
∴ 80 m are gained by Raj in a race of ⇒ − = −
y y+3 y−2 y
5 
 2 × 80  = 200 m. ⇒
y+3−y y−y+2
=
 
y ( y + 3 ) y ( y − 2)
∴ Winning post must be 200 m away from the
starting point. ⇒ 3 ( y − 2) = 2 ( y + 3 )
⇒ 3y − 6 = 2y + 6
48. a Distance covered by A = (500 – 170) = 330 m,
while A covers 2 m, B covers 3 m. ⇒ y = 12
From (i),
3 
While A covers 330 m, B covers  × 330  m x x 40 5x − 4x 2
2  − = ⇒ =
12 15 60 60 3
= 495 m
∴ When A reaches the winning post, B covers 495 m 2
and therefore is 5 m behind. ⇒x = × 60 = 40
3
∴ A wins by 5 m. Hence, distance = 40 km.

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