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Question 31.

A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour?

  1.    3.6
  2.    7.2
  3.    8.4
  4.    10
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 7.2

Speed = \(\left(\frac{600}{5\times60}\right)m/sec.\)


= 2 m/sec.


Converting m/sec to km/hr (see important formulas section)


= \(\left(2\times\frac{18}{5}\right)km/hr\)


   = 7.2 km/hr.           

Question 32.

An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To cover the same distance in 1 hours, it must travel at a speed of:

  1.    300 kmph
  2.    360 kmph
  3.    600 kmph
  4.    720 kmph
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 720 kmph

Distance = (240 x 5) = 1200 km.


Speed = Distance/Time


Speed = \(\frac{1200}{(5/3)}km/hr. \left[We can write1^{\frac{2}{3}}hours as 5/3 hours\right]\)


Therefore Required speed =  \(\left(1200\times\frac{3}{5}\right)km/hr = 720km/hr.\)

Question 33.

If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr, he would have walked 20 km more. The actual distance travelled by him is:

  1.    50 km
  2.    56 km
  3.    70 km
  4.    80 km
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 50 km

Let the actual distance travelled be x km.


Then,\(\frac{x}{10} = \frac{x+20}{14}\)


14x = 10x + 200


4x = 200


 x = 50 km.

Question 34.

A train can travel 50% faster than a car. Both start from point A at the same time and reach point B 75 kms away from A at the same time. On the way, however, the train lost about 12.5 minutes while stopping at the stations. The speed of the car is:

  1.    100 kmph
  2.    110 kmph
  3.    120 kmph
  4.    130 kmph
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 120 kmph

Let speed of the car be x kmph.


Then, speed of the train = \(\frac{150}{100}x = \left(\frac{3}{2}x\right)kmph.\)


\(\therefore \frac{75}{x}-\frac{75}{(\frac{3}{2})x}=\frac{125}{10\times60}\)


\(\frac{75}{x}-\frac{50}{x}=\frac{5}{24}\)


\(x=\left(\frac{25\times24}{5}\right)= 120kmph.\)


 

Question 35.

Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 kmph and including stoppages, it is 45 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?

  1.    9
  2.    10
  3.    12
  4.    20
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 10

Due to stoppages, it covers 9 km less.


Time taken to cover 9 km =\(\left(\frac{9}{54}\times60\right)min = 10min.\)

Question 36.

In a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip was reduced by 200 km/hr and the time of flight increased by 30 minutes. The duration of the flight is

  1.    1 hour
  2.    2 hours
  3.    3 hours
  4.    4 hours
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1 hour

Let the duration of the flight be x hours.


Then,\(\frac{600}{x}-\frac{600}{x+(\frac{1}{2})}=200\)


\(\frac{600}{x}-\frac{1200}{2x+1}=200\)


 x(2x + 1) = 3


 2x2 + x - 3 = 0


 (2x + 3)(x - 1) = 0


 x = 1 hr.      [neglecting the -ve value of x]


 

Question 37.

A man complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels first half of the journey at the rate of 21 km/hr and second half at the rate of 24 km/hr. Find the total journey in km.

  1.    220 km
  2.    224 km
  3.    230 km
  4.    234 km
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 224 km

=\(\frac{\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)x}{21}+\frac{\left(\frac{1}{2}\right)x}{24}=10\)


=\(\frac{x}{21}+\frac{x}{24}=20\)


15x = 168 x 20


\(x=\left(\frac{168\times20}{15}\right)=224km.\)

Question 38.

The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7 : 8. If the second train runs 400 km in 4 hours, then the speed of the first train is:

  1.    70 km/hr
  2.    75 km/hr
  3.    84 km/hr
  4.    87.5 km/hr
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 87.5 km/hr

Let the speed of two trains be 7x and 8x km/hr.


Then, 8x = \(\left(\frac{400}{4}\right)=100\)


\(x=\left(\frac{100}{8}\right)=12.5\)


Therefore  Speed of first train = (7 x 12.5) km/hr = 87.5 km/hr.

Question 39.

A man on tour travels first 160 km at 64 km/hr and the next 160 km at 80 km/hr. The average speed for the first 320 km of the tour is:

  1.    35.55 km/hr
  2.    36 km/hr
  3.    71.11 km/hr
  4.    71 km/hr
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 71.11 km/hr

Total time taken = \(\left(\frac{160}{64}+\frac{160}{80}\right)hrs.=\frac{9}{2}hrs.\)


Therefore Average speed =\(\left(320\times\frac{2}{9}\right)km/hr = 71.11km/hr.\)

Question 40.

A car travelling with \(\frac{5}{7}\)  of its actual speed covers 42 km in 1 hr 40 min 48 sec. Find the actual speed of the car.

  1.    \(17\frac{6}{7}km/hr.\)
  2.    25 km/hr
  3.    30 km/hr
  4.    35 km/hr
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 35 km/hr

Time taken = 1 hr 40 min 48 sec = 1 hr\(40\frac{4}{5}min=1\frac{51}{75}hrs=\frac{126}{75}hrs.\)


Let the actual speed be x km/hr.


Then,\(\frac{5}{7}x\times\frac{126}{75}=42\)


\(x=\left(\frac{42\times7\times75}{5\times126}\right)=35km/hr\)

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