Cluster · Speed, Distance and Time Calculations
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The ratio of the speed of a man, going from his house to the office and coming back from the office to the house is 6 : 5. If he takes 1 hour more to come back from the office, find the initial speed of that man if the distance between his house and office is 180 km. pipeline-1026534
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Raj decided to increase the speed of his car by 25% and also would like to increase the time of travel by 40%. What is the percentage increase in the distance he covers? pipeline-1038507
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Sudhin cycled at 8.5 km/h for 4 hours, then took an auto and traveled at 20 km/h for 1.5 hours, and then walked at 4 km/h for y hours. If Sudhin's overall average speed for the entire journey was 10 km/h, what is the value of y? pipeline-1029061
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Sahil covers a distance of 96 km at the speed of 16 km/h and covers another distance at the speed of 21 km/h in 5 hours. What is his average speed (in km/h)? (Rounded off to 2 decimal places) pipeline-1193196
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While travelling from A to B, Raghav travels a quarter of the distance at 10 km/h, the next quarter of the distance at 15 km/h, the third quarter of the distance at 20 km/h, and the final quarter of the distance at 30 km/h. While travelling on exactly the same route, Manish travels for a quarter of the total time taken for his journey at 10 km/h, the next quarter of the total time taken for his journey at 15 km/h, the third quarter of the total time taken for his journey at 20 km/h, and the final quarter of the total time taken for his journey at 30 km/h. If the overall average speed of Raghav during his journey is given as y km/h, and that of Manish is given as z km/h, find the value of (z – y). pipeline-1175932
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A man while going to the office increases his speed to 20% of his actual speed and reaches 1 hour early. Find his actual speed if the distance between his home to office is 30 km. pipeline-1021028
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If a man travels from A to B at a speed of 50 km/h and returns by increasing his speed by 40%, then find his average speed (to 2 decimal places) for both the trips. pipeline-1193188
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Ram travels 462 km in 7 hours. If he now travels at 90.90% of his previous speed, he will travel 540 km in how many hours? pipeline-1760
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Abhay covered 30% of the journey by train in 3 hours, 80% of the remaining journey by bus at the speed of 42 km/h, and the remaining journey by car at the speed of 63 km/h. If the total distance of the journey is 450 km then find the average speed of the complete journey. pipeline-1021050
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If Reena walks 3 km/hr from her house then she reaches the birthday party 20 minutes late. If she increases her speed to 4 km/hr then she will reach 30 minutes early, then what is the distance between her house and the place of the birthday party? pipeline-1021489
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Ramesh, on his way to his hometown, travelled the first 250 km at a speed of 75km/h and the next 250 km at a speed of 85 km/h. Find the average speed for the whole journey(correct to 2 decimal places) pipeline-1168485
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A motorcycle covered the first 60 km of its journey at an average speed of 40 km/h. The speed of the motorcycle for covering the rest of the journey, i.e. 90 km, was 45 km/h. During the whole journey, the overall average speed of the motorcycle was: pipeline-1100270
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A truck covers a distance of 480 km at a certain speed. If the speed is decreased by 8km/h, it would have taken 2 hours more to cover the same distance, 50% of its original speed (in km/h) is: pipeline-1168384
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Ruksana traveled at 60 km/h while going from point A to point B, and returned via the same route at a different speed. If Ruksana’s overall average speed during the two-way journey was 48 km/h, what was her speed while traveling from B to A? pipeline-1092390
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A person drives 110 miles at 55 miles per hour, he drives the next 120 miles at 60 miles per hour, and then he drives the next 60 miles in an hour. What is his average speed for the entire journey in miles per hour? pipeline-1088827
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Manav starts from a place A and reaches the place B in 29 hours. He travels 2/9 distance at the speed of 9 km/hr and the remaining distance at the speed of 12 km/hr. What is the distance between A and B? pipeline-1056427
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A person traveled 120 km by steamer, 450 km by train, and 60 km by horse. It took him 13 hours and 30 minutes. If the speed of the train is 3 times that of the horse and 1.5 times that of the steamer, then what is the speed (in km/h) of the steamer? pipeline-1042363
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The average speed of Gaurav during a two-way journey is 15 km/h. If he walked a distance of 20 km every hour while going, then his speed while returning will be: pipeline-1026883
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Abhay covered 30% of the journey by train in 3 hours, 80% of the remaining journey by bus at the speed of 42 km/h, and the remaining journey by car at the speed of 63 km/h. If the total distance of the journey is 450 km then find the average speed of the complete journey. pipeline-104395
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Walking at \(3\over5\) of his usual speed, a man covers a certain distance in one hour and 40 minutes more than the time he takes to cover the distance at his usual speed. The time taken by him to cover the same distance at his usual speed is: pipeline-1370578
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A lady walks to her office every day from home and maintains a fixed time for the same. On one day she decreases her speed by 25%. By what fraction of her usual time will she be late on that day? pipeline-1368962
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A person starts traveling from Point P to Point Q which is 240 km apart. He travels with a speed of 40 km/hr from Point P to Q and travels with a speed of 60 km/hr from Point Q to P. Find his average speed. pipeline-842429
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Ramesh starts from a place J and reaches the place K in 28 hours. He travels 2/5 distance at the speed of 10 km/hr and the remaining distance at the speed of 20 km/hr. What is the distance between J and K? pipeline-1154198
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If a car runs at a speed of 60 km/h and takes 180 minutes to cover a certain distance, then what time will it take to cover the same distance at a speed of 40 km? pipeline-1144720
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An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 510 km/h in 3 h. To cover the same distance in 10\(\frac{1}{5}\)h, it must fly at a speed of: pipeline-1113896
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A bus can run 20% faster than a bike. Both start from the same place at the same time and reach the same destination 60 km away at the same time. On the way, however, the bus stops at the stations for 10 minutes. The speed of the bike is: pipeline-1046112
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A person cycles from hostel to college at a speed of 20 kmph and reaches 17.5 minutes late. If he cycles at a speed of 24 kmph and reaches early by 17.5 minutes, find the distance between the hostel and college.(In km) pipeline-1044622
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A train travels 300 km. If it travels half the distance at 75 kmph and the remaining half at 50 kmph. How much time did it take to cover the total distance? pipeline-1054571
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A bus covered a distance of 1260 kilometers at a certain speed in 15 hours and there is a car whose speed is 21 km/hr less than the speed of the bus. In how much time will the car cover 756 kilometers of distance? pipeline-1054873
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Anand with his family travelled from Guntur to Rajahmundry by car at a speed of 50 km/h and returned to Guntur at a speed of 60 km/h. The average speed for the whole journey is: (Consider up to two decimal places) pipeline-1047687
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A car covers the first 30 km at a speed of 60 kmph and the next 20 km at 80 kmph. Find the average speed. pipeline-1035685
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If Rani goes to her office at a speed of 20 km/hr and returns at a speed of 10.5 km/hr, it takes her 3.5 hours to complete the journey, then the total distance to her office will be: (approximately) pipeline-1039449
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When a person increases his usual speed by 7 km/hr, he takes 7 hours less to cover 540 km. In how much time (in hours) can he cover a distance of 230 km at his usual speed? pipeline-1036018
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If the speed of A is increased by 14 km/hr, he will be 4.2 minutes early and if the speed is decreased by 2 km/hr, then he will be 0.8 minutes late. What is the distance than A needs to cover? pipeline-26829
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If a train runs at a speed of 48 km/hr, it reaches its destination late by 12 minutes. However, if its speed is 64 km/hr, it is late by 3 minutes late. The right time to cover its journey (in minutes) is: pipeline-1042042
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Reena reaches a birthday party 20 min late if she walks 3 km/h from her house. If she increases her speed to 4 km/h she would reach 30 min early, then the distance between her house and the venue of the birthday party is pipeline-1026890
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