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Question 81. A train running at $7/11$ of its own speed reached a place in 22 hours. How much time could be saved if the train would run at its own speed?
  1.    16 hours
  2.    8 hours
  3.    7 hours
  4.    14 hours
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 8 hours
Answer: (b)Since the train runs at $7/11$ of its own speed,the time it takes is $11/7$ of its usual speed.Let the usual time taken be t hours.Then we can write, $11/7$ t = 22t = ${22 × 7}/11$ = 14 hoursHence, time saved= 22 - 14 = 8 hours
Question 82. On a journey across Kolkata, a taxi averages 50 km per hour for 50% of the distance, 40 km per hour for 40% of it and 20 km per hour for the remaining. The average speed (in km/hour) for the whole journey is :
  1.    35
  2.    45
  3.    42
  4.    40
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 40
Answer: (d)Using Rule 2,Total distance = 100 km.Total time = $50/50 + 40/40 + 10/20$= $1 + 1 + 1/2 = 5/2$ hoursAverage speed = ${100 × 2}/5$ = 40 kmph
Question 83. P travels for 6 hours at the rate of 5 km/ hour and for 3 hours at the rate of 6 km/ hour. The average speed of the journey in km/ hour is
  1.    1$2/9$
  2.    2$2/5$
  3.    3$1/5$
  4.    5$1/3$
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 5$1/3$
Answer: (d)Using Rule 2,If a man travels different distances $d_1,d_2,d_3$,... and so on in different time $t_1,t_2,t_3$ respectively then,Average speed= $\text"total travelled distance"/\text"total time taken in travelling distance"$= ${d_1 + d_2 + d_3 +...}/{t_1 + t_2 + t_3 +...}$
Question 84. The speed of a train going from Nagpur to Allahabad is 100 kmph while its speed is 150 kmph when coming back from Allahabad to Nagpur. Then the average speed during the whole journey is :
  1.    140 kmph
  2.    135 kmph
  3.    120 kmph
  4.    125 kmph
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 120 kmph
Answer: (c)Using Rule 5,Here, the distances are equal.Average speed= $({2 × 100 × 150}/{100 + 150})$ kmph= ${2 × 100 × 150}/250$ = 120 kmph
Question 85. A man walks from his house at an average speed of 5 km per hour and reaches his office 6 minutes late. If he walks at an average speed of 6 km/h he reaches 2 minutes early. The distance of the office from his house is
  1.    12 km
  2.    4 km
  3.    6 km
  4.    9 km
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 4 km
Answer: (b)Required distance of office from house = x km. (let)Time = $\text"Distance"/ \text"Speed"$According to the question,$x/5 - x/6 = {6 + 2}/60 = 2/15$${6x - 5x}/30 = 2/15$$x/30 = 2/15$$x = 2/15$ × 30 = 4 km. Using Rule 10,If a man travels at the speed of $s_1$, he reaches his destination $t_1$ late while he reaches $t_2$ before when he travels at $s_2$ speed, then the distance between the two places is D = ${(S_1 × S_2)(t_1 + t_2)}/{S_2 - S_1}$
Question 86. A train covers a distance of 3584 km in 2 days 8 hours. If it covers 1440 km on the first day and 1608 km on the second day, by how much does the average speed of the train for the remaining part of the journey differ from that for the entire journey ?
  1.    4 km/hour more
  2.    5 km/hour less
  3.    3 km/hour more
  4.    3 km/hour less
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 3 km/hour more
Answer: (c)Using Rule 2,If a man travels different distances $d_1,d_2,d_3$,... and so on in different time $t_1,t_2,t_3$ respectively then,Average speed= $\text"total travelled distance"/\text"total time taken in travelling distance"$= ${d_1 + d_2 + d_3 +...}/{t_1 + t_2 + t_3 +...}$
Question 87. One third of a certain journey is covered at the rate of 25 km/ hour, one-fourth at the rate of 30 km/hour and the rest at 50 km/ hour. The average speed for the whole journey is
  1.    30 km/hour
  2.    37$1/12$ km/hour
  3.    35 km/hour
  4.    33$1/3$ km/hour
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 33$1/3$ km/hour
Answer: (d)
Let the total distance be x km.
Total time = ${x/3}/25 + {x/4}/30 +{{5x}/12}/50$
= $x/75 + x/120 + x/120$
= $x/75 + x/60 = {4x + 5x}/300 = {3x}/100$ hours
Average speed
= $\text"Total distance"/\text"Time taken"$
= $x/{{3x}/100} = 100/3 = 33{1}/3$ kmph
Using Rule 18,If a man covers $1/x$ part of Journey at u km/h,$1/y$ part at v km/h and $1/z$ part at w km/hr and so on, then his average speed for the whole journey will be $1/{1/{xu} + 1/{yv} + 1/{zw} +...}$
Question 88. A train runs at an average speed of 75 km/hr. If the distance to be covered is 1050 kms, how long will the train take to cover it ?
  1.    15 hrs
  2.    14 hrs
  3.    13 hrs
  4.    12 hrs
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> 14 hrs
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 89. At an average of 80 km/hr Shatabdi Express reaches Ranchi from Kolkata in 7 hrs. The distance between Kolkata and Ranchi is
  1.    560 m.
  2.    650 m.
  3.    560 km.
  4.    506 km.
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 560 km.
Answer: (c)Distance = Speed × Time= (80 × 7) km. = 560 km.
Question 90. A motorist travels to a place 150 km away at an average speed of 50 km/hr and returns at 30 km/ hr. His average speed for the whole journey in km/hr is
  1.    35
  2.    40
  3.    37.5
  4.    37
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> 37.5
Answer: (c)Using Rule 5,Average speed of whole journey= $({2xy}/{x + y})$ kmph= ${2 × 50 × 30}/{50 + 30}$= ${2 × 50 × 30}/80$ = 37.5 kmph

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