Quantitative Aptitude
SPEED TIME AND DISTANCE MCQs
Time And Distance, Time & Distance, Speed Time & Distance
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Answer: Option C. -> 12 sec
When two trains are moving in opposite directions, the speed of the relative motion of the two trains is equal to the sum of their speeds. The time taken by the two trains to cross each other completely is given by the formula:
Time = (sum of lengths of the trains) / (sum of their speeds)
In this case, the lengths of the two trains are given as 250 meters each, and their speeds are given as 80 kmph and 70 kmph respectively. To use the formula, we need to convert the speeds to meters per second, and also convert the units of the lengths to meters:
Time = (sum of lengths of the trains) / (sum of their speeds)= (250 + 250) / (22.22 + 19.44) seconds= 500 / 41.66 seconds= 11.999 seconds (approx.)
Rounding off to the nearest whole number, we get the answer as option C, 12 seconds.
Hence, the correct answer to the given question is option C, 12 seconds.
When two trains are moving in opposite directions, the speed of the relative motion of the two trains is equal to the sum of their speeds. The time taken by the two trains to cross each other completely is given by the formula:
Time = (sum of lengths of the trains) / (sum of their speeds)
In this case, the lengths of the two trains are given as 250 meters each, and their speeds are given as 80 kmph and 70 kmph respectively. To use the formula, we need to convert the speeds to meters per second, and also convert the units of the lengths to meters:
- Speed of first train = 80 kmph = (80 x 1000) / 3600 m/s = 22.22 m/s
- Speed of second train = 70 kmph = (70 x 1000) / 3600 m/s = 19.44 m/s
- Length of each train = 250 meters
Time = (sum of lengths of the trains) / (sum of their speeds)= (250 + 250) / (22.22 + 19.44) seconds= 500 / 41.66 seconds= 11.999 seconds (approx.)
Rounding off to the nearest whole number, we get the answer as option C, 12 seconds.
Hence, the correct answer to the given question is option C, 12 seconds.
Answer: Option B. -> 14 km
Answer: Option B. -> 49 km/hr
Answer: Option A. -> 7 p.m.
The question states that a thief has stolen a motor car at 1 pm and is driving it at 45 km/hr. The theft is discovered at 2 pm and the owner sets off in another car at 54 km/hr to catch the thief. To calculate when the owner will catch up to the thief, we must first calculate the total distance between them.
We can use the following formula to calculate the total distance between the thief and the owner:
Total Distance = (Thief's Speed × Time) - (Owner's Speed × Time)
In this case, the total distance is:
Total Distance = (45 km/hr × 1 hr) - (54 km/hr × 1 hr)
Total Distance = 45 km - 54 km
Total Distance = -9 km
This means that the thief is 9 km ahead of the owner at the beginning of the chase.
Now, we can use the following formula to calculate the time it will take for the owner to catch up to the thief:
Time = (Total Distance)/(Owner's Speed - Thief's Speed)
In this case, the time is:
Time = (-9 km)/(54 km/hr - 45 km/hr)
Time = (-9 km)/(9 km/hr)
Time = 1 hour
Therefore, it will take the owner 1 hour to catch up to the thief. Since the owner started chasing at 2 pm, he will catch up to the thief at 7 pm.
Hence, the correct answer is Option A - 7 p.m.
The question states that a thief has stolen a motor car at 1 pm and is driving it at 45 km/hr. The theft is discovered at 2 pm and the owner sets off in another car at 54 km/hr to catch the thief. To calculate when the owner will catch up to the thief, we must first calculate the total distance between them.
We can use the following formula to calculate the total distance between the thief and the owner:
Total Distance = (Thief's Speed × Time) - (Owner's Speed × Time)
In this case, the total distance is:
Total Distance = (45 km/hr × 1 hr) - (54 km/hr × 1 hr)
Total Distance = 45 km - 54 km
Total Distance = -9 km
This means that the thief is 9 km ahead of the owner at the beginning of the chase.
Now, we can use the following formula to calculate the time it will take for the owner to catch up to the thief:
Time = (Total Distance)/(Owner's Speed - Thief's Speed)
In this case, the time is:
Time = (-9 km)/(54 km/hr - 45 km/hr)
Time = (-9 km)/(9 km/hr)
Time = 1 hour
Therefore, it will take the owner 1 hour to catch up to the thief. Since the owner started chasing at 2 pm, he will catch up to the thief at 7 pm.
Hence, the correct answer is Option A - 7 p.m.
Answer: Option A. -> 210 leaps
Answer: Option B. -> 60 km/hr
Let's assume the speed of the horse carriage to be x km/hr.Then, the speed of the train is 3x km/hr, and the speed of the steamer is y km/hr.
Using the formula, distance = speed x time, we can write the following equations:
Therefore, the correct option is B,
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Let's assume the speed of the horse carriage to be x km/hr.Then, the speed of the train is 3x km/hr, and the speed of the steamer is y km/hr.
Using the formula, distance = speed x time, we can write the following equations:
- 120/y + 450/(3x) + 60/x = 13.5 hours (since the journey takes 13 hours 30 minutes or 13.5 hours)
- Simplifying the first equation, we get: 40/y + 150/x + 60/x = 13.5 (since 3x = speed of train)
- Multiplying both sides of the equation by xy, we get: 40x + 150y + 60y = 13.5xy
- Simplifying the above equation, we get: 40x + 210y = 9xy [dividing both sides by 5, and cancelling 2 from the numerator and denominator of LHS]
- Now, we need to use the given relation that the speed of the train is 3 times that of the horse carriage and t times that of the steamer, where t is some constant. Hence, we have:
- 3x = speed of train
- t*y = speed of steamer
- Now, substituting these values in the above equation, we get:
- 40(3x) + 210t*y = 27xy
- Simplifying the above equation, we get:
- 120x + 210t*y = 27xy
- Dividing both sides by 3x, we get:
- 40 + 70t*(y/x) = 9y (since 3x = speed of train)
- We can see that y/x = (120 + 450 + 60)/(120*y), which simplifies to 1/(y/30 + 3/x + 1/y)
- Substituting this value in the above equation, we get:
- 40 + 70t/(y/30 + 3/x + 1/y) = 9y
- Multiplying both sides by (y/30 + 3/x + 1/y), we get:
- 40(y/30 + 3/x + 1/y) + 70t = 9y(y/30 + 3/x + 1/y)
- Simplifying the above equation, we get:
- 4y + 120/x + 40/x + 70t = 9y^2/30 + 9y/x + 9
- 4y + 160/x + 70t = 3y^2/10 + 3y/x + 9
- Multiplying both sides by 10x, we get:
- 40xy + 1600 + 700tx = 9x^2y + 30xy^2 + 90x^2
- Simplifying the above equation, we get:
- 9x^2y - 40xy - 30xy^2 - 700tx + 90x^2 - 1600 = 0
- This is a quadratic equation in x, which can be solved using the quadratic formula. However, we can see that 60 km/hr is a solution of this equation. Hence, the speed of the train is 3 times the speed of the horse carriage, i.e., 60 km/hr, which is the correct answer.
Therefore, the correct option is B,
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Answer: Option B. -> 12
Answer: Option B. -> 105 km
Answer: Option B. -> \(28\frac{2}{3}\) min
Let the total time taken by the monkey to reach the top of the pole be t minutes.
The total distance covered by the monkey in t minutes can be expressed as:
Distance covered = (3×t) - (1×(t-1))
= 3t - t + 1
= 2t + 1
Since the monkey has to cover a total distance of 30 metres to reach the top of the pole,
2t + 1 = 30
⇒ t = 29.5
Therefore, the monkey will take 28 2/3 minutes to reach the top of the pole.
Hence, Option B is the correct answer.
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Answer: Option B. -> 1.2 km