Class Notes6QAT-6

Time, Speed and Distance

Solved Example
1.

Amar covers 2 km distance from A to

a) 5.14 sec
c) 7.2 sec

b) 6 sec
d) 11.5 sec

3.

1] Crossing time =

120
5 = 6
72
18

sec.

Hence, (b).

B in 1 hour and 2 km distance from B to C

in the next 2 hours. Find his average speed.

2] Crossing time =

2
2/3 km/hr c) 4 km/hr
3
4
d) 4/3 km/hr km/hr
3

11.5 sec. Hence, (d).

3]
Crossing

a) 2 km/hr

1.

b)

(72 12)

(72 12)

Hence, (d).
Alternatively, If a certain distance is
covered at a km/hr and an equal distance
at b km/hr, then average speed during a

2ab
km/hr.
a + b

In the case of the above example, a = 2

km/hr and b = 1 km/hr

221
=
2+1

2.
A boy goes to school at 6 km/hr and
returns home at 4 km/hr. Find the average
speed of the boy.
a) 4 km/hr
b) 4.4 km/hr
c) 4.8
km/hr d) 5 km/hr

2 6 4
48
=
= 4.8
6 4
10

km/hr. Hence, (c).

3.

A 120 metres long train travels at 72

km/hr. How long does it take to cross:

1]
a telegraphic post?
a) 5.14 sec
b) 6 sec
c) 7.2 sec d) 11.5 sec

time

5 5.14 sec. Hence, (a).

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2] the speed of the boat against the stream.

a) 1.25 km/hr
b) 7.5 km/hr
c)
8.75 km/hr
d) 10 km/hr

4
km/hr .
3

Average speed =

Crossing

4. If a man rows 20 km with the stream and

15 km against the stream taking 2 hours
each time, then find:
1] the speed of the boat with the stream.
a) 1.25 km/hr
b) 7.5 km/hr
c)
8.75 km/hr
d) 10 km/hr

whole journey is

2.

5 = 7.2 sec. Hence, (c).

18

4]

120

4
4
km/hr.
=
3
3

Average speed =

time

120

Note that the distance covered by him is 2

km + 2 km = 4 km
Also the time taken by him to cover 4 km is
3 hours.

His average speed =

110 120
5 =
72
18

4.

3] the speed of the boat in still water.

a) 1.25 km/hr
b) 7.5 km/hr
8.75 km/hr
d) 10 km/hr

c)

4] the speed of the stream.

a) 1.25 km/hr
b) 7.5 km/hr
8.75 km/hr
d) 10 km/hr

c)

Speed of boat with the stream =

20
= 10
2

km/hr. Hence, (d).

Speed of boat against the stream =

15
=
2

2]
a platform 110 metres long?
a) 5.14 sec
b) 6 sec
c) 7.2 sec
d) 11.5 sec

7.5 km/hr. Hence, (b).

3]
a man running at 12 km/hr in the
same direction?
a) 5.14 sec
b) 6 sec
c) 7.2 sec d) 11.5 sec

1 35
35
20 15
= =
km/hr. Hence,

2 2
4
2 2

4]
a man running at 12
the opposite direction?

Speed of boat in still water

1
2

(c).

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Speed of the stream =

1 20 15
5
=

2 2 2
4

7.

4
times the original speed.
5
5
The time becomes
times the
4

becomes

km/hr. Hence, (a).

5.
If the speed of a boat is 20 km/hr and
speed of the stream is 10 km/hr, then find
the relative speed of the boat:
1] with the stream.
a) 10 km/hr
b) 20 km/hr
c) 30 km/hr
d) 40 km/hr
2] against the stream.
a) 10 km/hr
b) 20 km/hr
c) 30 km/hr
d) 40 km/hr
5.

original time.

Extra time taken =

Hence, (b).

8.
Saurabh and Shashank start at the
same time from city A and city B
respectively towards each other. After
passing each other, they take 8 hrs and 2
hrs respectively to reach city B and city A.
If Saurabhs speed is 24 km/hr, find
Shashanks speed.
a) 32 km/hr
b) 48 km/hr
c)
60
km/hr d) 72 km/hr

6. Payal travels from her house to her

college at 32 km/hr and is late by 20
minutes. If her speed had been 72 km/hr,
she would have reached her college 5
minutes early. Find the distance between
her house and her college.
a) 14 km
b) 18 km
c) 24 km
d) 28 km

t =

8.

1000
= 25 minutes
40

Distance between her house and

25 - 5
her college = 72
60
20
= 72
= 24 km. Hence, (c).
60

4
of
5

Saurabh's speed
2

Shashank's speed
8
Shashanks
speed
8
24
= 48 km/hr. Hence, (b).
2

9. 9. If Amit and Sumit start at the same

time along a circular path in the same
direction, then after what time will Amit
and Sumit meet each other at the starting
point if they take two hours and three hours
respectively to complete one round?
a) 3 hr
b) 4 hr
c)
6 hr
d) 8 hr
9.

Due to engine trouble, a car moves at

1
of original
4

time = 15 minutes
Original time for the journey
beyond the point, the engine trouble started
= 4 15 = 60 min = 1 hr.

Relative speed of the boat with the stream

= (20 + 10) = 30 km/hr. Hence, (c).
Relative speed of the boat against the
stream = (20 10) = 10 km/hr. Hence, (a).

7.
6.
Let the usual time taken by Payal be
t minutes.
32(t + 20) = 72(t 5)
32t + 640 = 72t 360

After the engine trouble, the speed

Amit and Sumit will meet each other at the

starting point after (LCM of 2 and 3) = 6
hours after they start. Hence, (c).

its original speed, because of which, it is 10.

15 minutes late. Find the original time of
10. A train takes 2 minutes from station A
to reach station B which is 5 km away
the journey beyond the point, the engine
from station A. A cyclist travels at 30
trouble started.
km/hr. If the train from A and the cyclist
a) 48 min
b) 1 hr
c) 1 hr 12
from B start at the same time and travel
towards each other, after how much time
min
d) 1 hr 30 min
will they cross each other if the cyclist is
riding on a road parallel to the tracks?

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d)
10.

1
1
1
1

min 60 sec
min 40 sec
min 70 sec
min

b)
c)
3 3.

travels at 4 km/hr, he reaches 15 minutes

The relative speed = Speed of the train +

Speed of the cyclist.

early. Find the distance he has to travel.

a)
2 km
b)
4 km
c)
6 km
d)
8 km

5 60
Speed of the train =
= 150 km/hr
2
Relative speed = 150 + 30 = 180 km/hr
Time when they cross each other (after
5
5
5
start) =
hr =
60 =
min
180
180
3
2
= 1 min = 1 min. 40 sec. Hence, (b).
3

Let the distance be x km.

x x 30
=
3 4 60
4x - 3x
1

=
12
2
Distance to be traveled = x =

6 km. Hence, ( c d).

Class Test

1 1.

DIRECTONS FOR QUESTIONS 4

AND 5:
Amisha takes 3 modes of transport to
go to her auntys house, which is 18 km
from her home. She walks for the first onesixth distance, runs next one third (of the
total distance), and cycles the remaining
distance.

How long does a train 95 m long

moving at 78 km/hr take to pass another

train 105 m long, moving at 42 km/hr in the
same direction?
a)
25 sec
18 sec
20 sec
d)
22 sec
1.
m.

A man travels a certain distance at 3

km/hr and reaches 15 minutes late. If he

b)
c)

4.

Total distance = 95 + 105 = 200

cover the total distance in 3 hours?

a) 9 km/hr
b) 18 km/hr
c)
20 km/hr
d) 10 km/hr

Relative speed = 78 42 = 36
km/hr

5
m/sec = 10 m/sec
18
200
Time taken =
= 20 sec.
10

= 36

If Amisha runs at 6 km/hr, walks at 2

km/hr, then at what rate should she cycle to

4.

18

Amisha walked for

km/hr

Hence, (c).

Time taken =

2. 2.

She ran

A man can row at the rate of 5

km/hr in still water. If the speed of the

stream is 2 km/hr, find the time taken by
him to row to a place 21 km upstream and
back.
a)

2.
km/hr

2 hr
12 hr
6 hr
d) 10 hr

b)
c)

Rate upstream = (5 2) = 3
Rate downstream = (5 + 2) = 7

km/hr

21
21

7
3

Total
=

Hence, (d).

time

taken
10

= 3 km at 2

=
hr.

3
hours.
2

18
= 6 km at the speed 6 km/hr
3
6
Time taken =
= 1 hour.
6

She covered (18 3 6) = 9 km by cycle.

She took 3 hours to cover the whole
distance.

1
1

She cycled for 3 1 1 =

hours
2
2

9
Speed = 1 = 18 km/hr. Hence, (b).

2
5.
speed

If Amisha walks and runs at a higher

viz.

respectively,

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 t = 15 min

cycling speed to complete the journey in 2

hours?
a)

20 km/hr
25 km/hr
27 km/hr
Cant not be determined

d)
5.

6.

b)
c)

2
3 6

= 2 1
Cycling time = 2
3
3 9

1
=
hr
3
9
Cycling speed = 1 = 27 km/hr.
3

Let walking at x
rate, I reach 5 minutes early.

th

of original

1
(15) = 5
x

x - 1

(3) = 1
x
3x 3 = x

2x = 3

3
x =
.
2

Hence, (c).

To reach 5 minutes early, I

3
need to walk at
of my usual speed.
2

6.

8.

Hence, (b).

In a 100 meter race, Hari starts

A rabbit sees a leopard 300 meters

running from one end and Ramesh from the

away from him and starts running in the

other end. The y meet at 40 meters from

opposite direction. After 90 seconds the

Rameshs end. Find the speed of Hari, if

leopard sees him and starts chasing at 5

Rameshs speed is 30 km/hr.

a) 15 km/hr
b)
20 km/hr c)
40 km/hr
d)
45 km/hr

times

Walking at

8.
3
30 = 45 km/hr.
2

3
th of my usual rate, I
5

reach my school 10 min late. Then at what

a) 35 minutes
c)

reach my school 5 minutes early?

a)

3
3/2
2
2
5
d)
7.

b)

c)

2/5

5
5/2
2
Walking

at

rabbit.

What

3
of original rate,
9.
5

5
1 t = 10 min; where t = original time.
3
2
t = 10
3

36 seconds

b)

1
1/2 minute
2

d) 37.5 seconds

When the leopard saw the rabbit, the rabbit

has moved (300 + 90 5) = 750 m away.
Speed of the leopard is 5 5 = 25 m/s
Relative speed = (25 5) m/s = 20 m/s
To catch the rabbit, the leopard has to
cover 750 m at 20 m/s
Time taken by the leopard to cover this
distance =

fraction of my usual rate should I walk to

2
2/3
3

of

speed of 5 m/s?

Hence, (d).

7.

speed

catch the rabbit, if the rabbit runs at a

When Hari and Ramesh meet, they travel

60 and 40 meters respectivel y.
Speed of Ramesh : Speed of Hari = 40 :
60 = 2 : 3

Speed of Hari =

the

approximate time does the leopard take to

750
= 37.5 sec. Hence, (d).
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9.
How much time does a racer X take,
running on a circular track in anticlockwise
direction of 440 meters, to meet racer Y
who runs at double the speed of X in the
anticlockwise direction, when they start
running in the same race from the
diametrically opposite ends, given that
speed of X is 19.8 km/hr?
a) 40 sec b) 80 sec
c) Can N ot be determined
d) X never meets Y since his speed is
lesser.
Time taken by X to meet Y = time taken by
Y to meet X.
Relative distance =

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Xs speed = x = 19.8 km/hr = 19.8

5
=
18

2.

5.5 m/s
Relative speed = 2x x = x = 5.5 m/s

returning, his speed drops to half of that in

220
The required time =
= 40 sec.
5.5

the first half of the race. If his speed in the

second half of the race is R km/hr, what is

Hence, (a).

his average speed in the race?

10.
A beats B by 2 seconds or 10 meters
in a 100 meter race. After what time will
they meet each other if they start running
the race simultaneousl y but from opposite
ends?
a) 180/19

180
sec
19

10 sec c) 5 sec
10.

An athlete B gets tired running the

first half of the race, consequently while

3
R
4
3
c)
R
2
a)

b)
d)

b)
2.

d) 15 sec

4
R
3

2 (2R) (R)
2ab
=
=
(2R) R
a b

Average speed =

4
4R 2
=
R km/hr. Hence, (d).
3
3R

10
= 5 m/s
2
100
2 = 18 sec
As time in the race =
5
100
As speed =
m/s
18
Bs speed =

3.

A distance is covered in 2 hrs and 45

minutes at 4 km/hr. How much time will be

taken to cover the same distance at 16.5

When running towards each other, relative

100
95
speed = 5 +
=
m/s
18
9
100
180
Time taken = 95 =
sec. Hence, 3.
19
9
(a).

km/hr?
a)
c)
90 min

40 min
45 min

b) 42 min
d)

3
4

Distance = 4 2 km = 11 km.

11

60 = 40 min.
16.5

Required time =
Hence, (a).

4.

Home Assignment

A man goes from X to Y on cycle at

16 km/hr and returns on foot at 9 km/hr.

DIRECTIONS FOR QUESTIONS 1 AND
2:
In a special kind of race held in a distance
of one kilometer, a racer is supposed to
touch the end and return to the start line 4.
without stopping.
1.

If A records a time of 3

1
minutes what is 5.
3

his average speed in the race?

a) 1 m/s
b) 5 m/s
c)
10 m/s
d) 15 m/s
1.

Average

speed

of

the

race

speed

2 16 9 288
=
=11.52
16 + 9
25

km/hr. Hence, (c).

A 390 m long train is moving with a speed
of 72 km/hr. Find the time taken by the
to

cross

410

completely.
a) 42 sec
38 sec d) 40 sec

1
min = 200 sec
3
A in

Average

train

Total distance = 2 1000 m = 2000 m

Total time taken = 3

Determine his average speed in km/hr.

a)
12.5
b) 10.25
c)
11.52
d) 14

5.
=

Total distance travelled 2000

=
= 10 m/s.
Total time taken
200

long

b) 35 sec

bridge
c)

5
= 20 m/sec.
18

(390 + 410)
Time taken =
= 40 sec.
20

Speed of the train = 72

Hence, (c).
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6.

A train runs at 92.4 km/hr. What

distance will it cover in 10 minutes?

a)
924 m
92 m
c)
15400 m
d)
15.4 m
6.

b)

Distance covered by the train in

10 min = 92.4

10
= 15.4 km = 15400 m.
60

Hence, (c).
7.
A rower rows 30 km downstream and
half of the distance upstream. His speed in
still water and while rowing downstream
are 8 km/hr and 10 km/hr respectively.
What is his average speed in the journey?
a) 8 km/hr
b) 9 km/hr
c)
8.5 km/hr
d) None of these
7.

Speed of the stream = 10 8 = 2 km/hr

Let total time taken be t hrs.

30
15

Hence,
= t
8 2 82
30 15
t=

= 5.5 hrs.
10 6
Hence, average speed =

total distance
=
total time

30 15
90
=
km/hr. Hence, (d).
5.5
11
8.

A man can row upstream at 8 km/hr

and downstream at 12 km/hr. Find the rate

of the stream.
a)
1.8 km/hr
c)
2 km/hr

b) 2.4 km/hr
d) 2.8 km/hr

8.

Rate of stream =

km/hr.

Hence, (c).

1
(12 8) = 2
2

metres.
Thus, at the end of 2
minutes, the net ascending of the monkey is
(10 2) = 8 metres. Thus,
to have a
net ascending of 8 metres, the process of
ascending and then slipping happens once.
So, to cover 64 metres the above
process is repeated

64
or
8

8 times.

It is

clear that in8 such

happenings,
the
monkey will slip 7 times, because 8 t h time,
he will ascend to the top.
Thus, in
climbing 7 times and slipping 7
times, he covers (7 8) or 56 metres.
Time
taken
to
cover
56
metres

56 2
14 minutes
8

Remaining distance = (64 56) = 8 metres

Time taken to ascend 8 metres =

8
4
min min.
10
5
Total time taken = 14 minutes +

4
min
5

= 14 min 48 sec. Hence, (b).

10.
A can beat B by 20 yards in a race of 200
yards. B can beat C by 10 yards in a race of 250
yards. By how many yards can A beat C in a race of
100 yards?
a) 12.8
b) 13
c)
13.6
d) 14.4
10.
A runs 200 yards, when B runs only 180
yards. B runs 250 yards, when C runs 240 yards.
The LCM of 180 and 250 = 18 25 10
= 4500.
A runs 5000 yards, when B runs 4500
yards.
B runs 4500 yards, when C runs 4320
yards.
A beats C by 680 yards in a race of
5000 yards.
A beats C by

680
13.6 yards in a
50

race of 100 yards. Hence, (c).

9.
A monke y climbing up a greased
pole ascends 10 metres and slips down 2
metres in alternate minutes. If the pole is
64 metres high, how long will it take him
to reach the top?
a)16 min
c)12 min 54 sec

Solutions for home assignment:

1.

Total distance = 2 1000 m = 2000 m

Total time taken = 3 1/3 min = 200 sec

b)14 min 48 sec

d) 14 min

Average speed of A in the race =

9.

In 1 minute, the monkey ascends 10 metres

but he takes 1 minute to slip down 2

= 10 m/s.

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Total distance travelled 2000

= 200
Total time taken

Hence, (c).

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2.

Average speed =

2ab
a b

2 (2R) (R)
(2R) R

4R 2
3R

4
3

km/hr. Hence, (d).

3.

Distance =

3
4 2
4

km = 11 km.

Required time =(11/16.5) 60 = 40 min. Hence, (a).

4.

Average speed =

5. Speed of the train =

(390 + 410)
20

72

= 40 sec.

2 16 9 288
16 + 9 = 25 =11.52 km/hr. Hence, (c).

18

= 20 m/sec.

Time taken =

Hence, (d).

6. Distance covered by the train in 10 min = 92.4 10/60 = 15.4 km = 15400 m. Hence,
(c).

7.

Speed of the stream = 10 8 = 2 km/hr

Let total time taken be t hrs.

Hence,

30
15

82 82

Hence, average speed =

90
11

30

t = 10

=t

total distance
total time

15
6

= 5.5 hrs.

30 15
5.5

km/hr. Hence, (d).

8.

Rate of stream = (12 8) = 2 km/hr.

Hence, (c).

9.

In 1 minute, the monkey ascends 10 metres but he takes 1 minute to slip

down 2 metres. Thus, at the end of 2 minutes, the net ascending of the monkey is (10 2)
= 8 metres. Thus,

to have a net ascending of 8 metres, the process of

ascending and then slipping happens once.

So, to cover 64 metres the above

process is repeated 64/8 or 8 times. It is clear that in8 such

happenings, the

monkey will slip 7 times, because 8th time, he will ascend to the top. Thus, in

climbing 7 times and slipping 7 times, he covers (7 8) or 56 metres.

Time taken to cover 56 metres

56 2

14
8

minutes
Remaining distance = (64 56) = 8 metres
Time taken to ascend 8 metres = 8/10 min = 4/5 min.
Total time taken = 14 minutes + 4/5min
= 14 min 48 sec. Hence, (b).

10. A runs 200 yards, when B runs only 180 yards. B runs 250 yards, when C runs 240
yards.
The LCM of 180 and 250 = 18 25 10 = 4500.
A runs 5000 yards, when B runs 4500 yards.
B runs 4500 yards, when C runs 4320 yards.

A beats C by 680 yards in a race of 5000 yards.

A beats C by 680/50 = 13.6 yards in a race of 100 yards. Hence, (c)

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