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11) Time Speed Distance

The document contains a series of problems related to time, speed, and distance, including conversions between km/h and m/s. It presents various scenarios involving trains, buses, cars, and other vehicles, asking for calculations of speed, distance, and time taken for journeys. Additionally, it includes questions on average speed and relative speed between moving objects.

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11) Time Speed Distance

The document contains a series of problems related to time, speed, and distance, including conversions between km/h and m/s. It presents various scenarios involving trains, buses, cars, and other vehicles, asking for calculations of speed, distance, and time taken for journeys. Additionally, it includes questions on average speed and relative speed between moving objects.

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TIME SPEED DISTANCE

A train is moving with a speed of 90 km/h. Find its speed in m/s.


a) 20 m/s
b) 25 m/s
c) 30 m/s
d) 36 m/s
A train travels at 40 km/hr. How many meters will it travel in 18
seconds?
a) 180 m
b) 300 m
c) 250 m
d) 200 m
A bus covers a distance of 864 kms in 18 hours. A car running at 3/2
of the speed of bus overtakes it. What distance will the car cover in
25 hours?
a) 1500 Kms
b) 1000 Kms
c) 720 Kms
d) 1800 Kms
A truck travels at 90 kmph for the first 1½ hours. After that it travels at
70 kmph. Find the time taken by the truck to travel 310 kms.
a) 4 hours
b) 10 hours
c) 7 hours
d) 2½ hours
A man rides at the rate of 18 kmph, but stops for 6 mins. to change
horses at the end of every 7th km. Find the time that he will take to
cover a distance of 90 kms.
a) 5 hours 24 mins
b) 10 hours
c) 7 hours
d) 6 hours 12 mins
A man rides his car at 36 kmph but stops for 12 minutes to change
parts at the end of every 14th km. What will be the time taken to
cover a distance of 90 kms?
a) 6 hours 12 mins
b) 2 hours 30 mins
c) 3 hours 42 mins
d) 5 hours 32 mins
A man travels first 50 kms at 25 kmph, next 40 kms at 20 kmph and
the remaining 90 kms at 15 kmph. Find his average speed for the
whole journey (in kmph).
a) 10 Kmph
b) 18 Kmph
c) 30 Kmph
d) 50 Kmph
A man completes 30 kms of his journey at 6 kmph and the remaining
40 kms of the journey in 5 hours. Find his average speed for the
whole journey.
a) 7 Kmph
b) 8 Kmph
c) 10 Kmph
d) 13 Kmph
A man travels from his home to office at 40 kmph and comes back
at 60 kmph. Find his average speed for the whole journey.
a) 45 Kmph
b) 48 Kmph
c) 50 Kmph
d) 55 Kmph
Amir travels half of his journey by Bus at a speed of 200/9 m/s and
half of his journey by Metro at 120 kmph. Calculate his average
speed over the entire journey.
a) 60 Kmph
b) 80 Kmph
c) 96 Kmph
d) 100 Kmph
• When DISTANCE is same:

• When TIME is same:

• When SPEED is same:


Running at 7/8 of its usual speed, a train is 10 minutes late to reach its
destination. Find its usual time to cover the journey.
a) 35 mins
b) 50 mins
c) 56 mins
d) 70 mins
A thief is spotted by a policeman from a distance of 100 m. When the
policeman starts the chase, the thief also starts running. If the speed
of the thief is 8 kmph and that of the policeman is 10 kmph, how far
the thief will have run before he is overtaken?
a) 200 m
b) 300 m
c) 400 m
d) 500 m
A thief steals a car at 1:30 pm and drives it off at 40 kmph. The theft is
discovered at 2:00 pm and the owner sets off in another car at 50
kmph. At what time will he catch the thief?
a) 4:00 pm
b) 4:30 pm
c) 5:00 pm
d) 6:00 pm
Mohali to Chandigarh: certain distance (not given)
I travel by:
30 kmph reaches 10 mins. late
40 kmph reaches 5 mins. earlier

Find the distance between Mohali and Chandigarh.


A student walks from his house at 10 kmph and reaches his school
late by 6 minutes. Next day, he increases his speed to 15 kmph and
reaches 4 minutes before the school time. How far is the school from
his house?
a) 5 Kms
b) 6 Kms
c) 7 Kms
d) 8 Kms
A man starts to travel at 60 kmph to reach his in-laws and reaches
one hour late. However if he travels at 80 kmph, he reaches two
hours early. What is the distance between his home and his in-laws?
a) 500 Kms
b) 600 Kms
c) 720 Kms
d) 800 Kms
If a student walks from his house to school at 8 kmph, he is late by 10
minutes. However, if he walks at 10 kmph, he is before by 12.5
minutes. How far is the school from his home?
a) 12 Kms
b) 15 Kms
c) 20 Kms
d) 24 Kms
RELATIVE SPEED
The distance between two stations Delhi and Agra is 660 kms. Sonam
starts moving from Delhi towards Agra at 30 kmph and Rahul starts
from Agra towards Delhi simultaneously at 25 kmph. In what time will
they meet each other?
a) 6 hours
b) 8 hours
c) 12 hours
d) 15 hours
The distance between two stations Delhi and Agra is 660 kms. At 9:00
am, A starts moving from Delhi towards Agra at the speed of 30
kmph while one hour later, B starts from Agra towards Delhi at 40
kmph. At what time will they meet each other?
a) 7:00 pm
b) 6:30 pm
c) 5:00 pm
d) 4:00 pm
Two persons P and Q are standing 360 kms apart. If they start moving
towards each other simultaneously, they meet in 4 hours. However if
they move in same directions, they meet in 10 hours. Find the speed
of P.
a) 40 Kmph
b) 55 Kmph
c) 63 Kmph
d) 70 Kmph
A cyclist riding in fog overtakes a man walking at the speed of 3
kmph. If the man could see the cyclist for 4 minutes up to a distance
of 100 m, what is the speed of the cyclist in kmph?
a) 4 Kmph
b) 4.5 Kmph
c) 5 Kmph
d) 7.2 Kmph
The driver of an auto-rickshaw sees a person 70 meters ahead of
him, moving in the same direction. The person is 110 meters behind
of him after 30 seconds. If the speed of the auto-rickshaw is 28 kmph,
what is the speed of the person?
a) 16.4 Kmph
b) 10 Kmph
c) 15 Kmph
d) 6.4 Kmph
The driver of an ambulance sees a school bus 40 m ahead of him.
After 20 seconds, the school bus is 60 m behind. If the speed of the
ambulance is 30 kmph, what is the speed of the school bus?
a) 10 Kmph
b) 12 Kmph
c) 15 Kmph
d) 22 Kmph

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