Time and Distance Problems (MCQs)


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6. A cyclist travels 30 miles (ca. 48 km) at a speed of 15 miles per hour (ca. 24 km/h). If he returns along the same path and the entire trip takes 5/2 hours. Then the speed at which he has to return will be?

(a) 15 mph

(b) 25 mph

(c) 40 mph

(d) 60 mph

7. A boy has to cover ‘a’ distance of ‘c’ km. at ‘a’ speed of ‘a’ kmph. But, due to rain, his speed is reduced by ‘b’ kmph (a > b). If he takes d hours to cover the distance, then-

(a) c/d = a – b

(b) d=a+b

(c)d = a – b

(d) c/d = 1/(a – b)

8. Rima reaches school 10 minutes late at the speed of 12 kmph. Next time she covers the distance at 15 kmph and reaches the school 10 minutes earlier that the school time. The distance of her school from her house is?

(a) 12

(b) 15

(c) 17

(d) 20

9. There were two stations 400 km apart. A train starts from A at 5:30 a.m. and travels towards B at 50 km/hrs and another train starts from B at 6:30 a.m. and travels towards A at 70 kmph. They meet at?

(a) 7:30 am.

(b) 8:15 a.m.

(c) 8:30 a.m.

(d) 10:00 a.m.

10. A man cycles at a rate of 15.6 kmph distance covered by him in 2 minutes, in meters will be?

(a) 31.2

(b) 260

(c) 520

(d) 5200

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6. (d)

7. (a)

8. (d)

9. (d)

10. (c)

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