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Question 71. The speed of two trains are in the ratio 6 : 7. If the second train runs 364 km in 4 hours, then the speed of first train is
  1.    72 km/hr
  2.    78 km/hr
  3.    84 km/hr
  4.    60 km/hr
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Answer: Option B. -> 78 km/hr
Answer: (b)Using Rule 1,Distance = Speed × TimeSpeed = $\text"Distance"/\text"Time"$ , Time = $\text"Distance"/\text"Speed"$1 m/s = $18/5$ km/h, 1 km/h = $5/18$ m/s
Question 72. A car covers a certain distance in 25 hours. If it reduces the speed by $1/5$th, the car covers 200 km. less in that time. The speed of car is
  1.    50 km./hr.
  2.    40 km./hr.
  3.    30 km./hr.
  4.    60 km./hr.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 40 km./hr.
Answer: (b)Speed of car = x kmph.Distance = Speed × Time = 25x km.Case II,Speed of car = ${4x}/5$ kmph.Distance covered= ${4x}/5 × 25$ = 20x km.According to the question,25x - 20x = 2005x = 200x = $200/5$ = 40 kmph.
Question 73. Walking at $3/4$ of his usual speed, a man is 1$1/2$ hours late. His usual time to cover the same distance, (in hours) is
  1.    5
  2.    5$1/2$
  3.    4
  4.    4$1/2$
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Answer: Option D. -> 4$1/2$
Answer: (d)Time and speed are inversely proportional.$4/3$ of usual time –usual time = $3/2$$1/3$ usual time = $3/2$Usual time = ${3 × 3}/2$$9/2 = 4{1}/2$ hoursUsing Rule 8,Here, A = 3, B = 4, t= $3/2$Usual time = $\text"A"/\text"Diff of A and B"$ × time= $3/{(4 - 3)} × 3/2 = 4{1}/2$ hrs.
Question 74. A car goes 20 metres in a second. Find its speed in km/hr.
  1.    20
  2.    36
  3.    72
  4.    18
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 72
Answer: (c)1 m/sec = $18/5$ kmph20 m/sec = ${20 × 18}/5$= 72 kmph
Question 75. A car travelling with $5/7$ of its usual speed covers 42 km in 1 hour 40 min 48 sec. What is the usual speed of the car?
  1.    30 km/hr
  2.    25 km/hr
  3.    35 km/hr
  4.    17$6/7$ km/hr
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 35 km/hr
Answer: (c)1 hr 40 min 48 sec= 1 hr $(40 + 48/60)$ min= 1 hr $(40 + 4/5)$ min= 1 hr $204/5$ min= $(1 + 204/300)$ hr = $504/300$ hrSpeed = $42/{504/300}$ = 25 kmphNow, $5/7$ usual speed = 25Usual speed = ${25 × 7}/5$ = 35 kmph
Question 76. A car covers four successive 7 km distances at speeds of 10 km/hour, 20 km/hour, 30 km/ hour and 60 km/hour respectively. Its average speed over this distance is
  1.    40 km/hour
  2.    60 km/hour
  3.    20 km/hour
  4.    30 km/hour
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 20 km/hour
Answer: (c)Total distance= 7 × 4 = 28 km.Total time= $(7/10 + 7/20 + 7/30 + 7/60)$ hours= $({42 + 21 + 14 + 7}/60)$ hours= $84/60$ hours = $7/5$ hoursAverage speed= $\text"Total distance"/ \text"Total time" = (28/{7/5})$ kmph= ${28 × 5}/7$ = 20 kmph
Question 77. Walking at three-fourth of his usual speed, a man covers a certain distance in 2 hours more than the time he takes to cover the distance at his usual speed. The time taken by him to cover the distance with his usual speed is
  1.    5 hours
  2.    6 hours
  3.    5.5 hours
  4.    4.5 hours
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 6 hours
Answer: (b)$4/3$ × usual time - usual time = 2$1/3$ usual time = 2Usual time = 2 × 3 = 6 hoursUsing Rule 8,Here, $\text"A"/ \text"B"= 3/4$, time= 2 hrs.Usual Speed= $\text"A"/\text"Diff of A and B"$ × time= $3/{(4 - 3)} × 2$ = 6 hours
Question 78. Walking at $6/7$th of his usual speed a man is 25 minutes late. His usual time to cover this distance is
  1.    2 hours 10 minutes
  2.    2 hours 25 minutes
  3.    2 hours 15 minutes
  4.    2 hours 30 minutes
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 2 hours 30 minutes
Answer: (d)Time and speed are inversely proportional.$7/6$ × Usual time - Usual time = 25 minutesUsual time $(7/6 -1)$= 25 minutesUsual time × $1/6$= 25 minutesUsual time = 25 × 6= 150 minutes= 2 hours 30 minutesUsing Rule 8,Here, A = 6, B = 7, t = $25/60 = 5/12$ hrs.Usual time = $\text"A"/\text"Diff of A and B"$ × time= $6/{(7 - 6)} × 5/12 = 5/2$ hrs.= 2 hours 30 minutes
Question 79. A car travels from P to Q at a constant speed. If its speed were increased by 10 km/h, it would have been taken one hour lesser to cover the distance. It would have taken further 45 minutes lesser if the speed was further increased by 10 km/h. The distance between the two cities is
  1.    620 km
  2.    600 km
  3.    420 km
  4.    540 km
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 420 km
Answer: (c)Fixed distance = x km and certain speed = y kmph (let).Case I,$x/{y +10} = x/y$ - 1$x/{y +10} + 1 = x/y$ --- (i)Case II,$x/{y + 20} = x/y - 1 - 3/4$= $x/y - {4 + 3}/4$$x/{y + 20} + 7/4 = x/y$ --- (ii)From equations (i) and (ii),$x/{y +10} + 1 = x/{y + 20} + 7/4$$x/{y +10} - x/{y + 20} = 7/4$ - 1$x({y + 20 - y - 10}/{(y + 10)(y + 20)})$= ${7 - 4}/4 = 3/4$${x × 10}/{(y + 10)(y + 20)} = 3/4$3 (y + 10) (y + 20) = 40 x${3(y + 10)(y + 20)}/40$ = x --(iii)From equation (i),${3(y + 10)(y + 20)}/{40(y + 10)}$ + 1= ${3(y + 10)(y + 20)}/{40y}$3 (y +20) + 40 = ${3(y + 10)(y + 20)}/y$$3y^2 + 60y + 40y$= $3(y^2 + 30y + 200)$$3y^2 + 100y = 3y^2 + 90y + 600$10y = 600 ⇒ y = 60Again from equation (i),$x/{y +10} + 1 = x/y$$x/{60 + 10} + 1 = x/60$$x/70 + 1 = x/60$${x + 70}/70 = x/60$6x + 420 = 7x7x - 6x = 420$x$ = 420 km.
Question 80. By walking at $3/4$ of his usual speed, a man reaches his office 20 minutes later than his usual time. The usual time taken by him to reach his office is
  1.    30 minutes
  2.    40 minutes
  3.    60 minutes
  4.    75 minutes
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 60 minutes
Answer: (c)$4/3$ of usual time= Usual time + 20 minutes$1/3$ of usual time = 20 minutesUsual time = 20 × 3 = 60 minutesUsing Rule 8,Here, A = 3, B= 4, t = 20 minutesUsual time taken= $\text"A"/\text"Diff of A and B"$ × time= $3/{(4 - 3)} × 20$ = 60 minutes

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