Cluster · Speed, Distance and Time Calculations

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Average Speed Distance Time Problems
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Ramen leaves his home every day at 7:40 am and reaches his office at 9:46 am. One day, he left his home at 7:40 am but travelled one-fourth of the distance at \(6\over7\) of the usual speed and the rest of the distance at \(6\over5\) of the usual speed. At what time did Ramen reach office on that day?

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railways intermediate

During the morning walk, a man covers a distance of 3 km, 4 km, 3.5 km, 5 km, and 4.5 km from Monday to Friday, respectively. How much distance should he cover on two more days, so that his average per week becomes 4 km per day?

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railways intermediate

Ramesh drives from his home at a speed of 40 km/h and reaches his college 25 minutes late. The next day he increases his speed by 10 km/h, yet he is late by 10 minutes. How far is his college from his home?

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railways intermediate

A person covers 28 km while walking at a speed of 8 km/h. How much distance (in km) will he cover in same time if he walks at a speed of 6 km/h?

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railways intermediate

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:

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If Aashima travels a certain distance with a speed of 80 km/h in 5 hours. Then how many hours (rounded off to 1 decimal point) approximately will she take to cover the same distance with a speed of 150 km/h?

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railways intermediate

A man started from home at 14:30 hours and drove to village, arriving there when the village clock indicated 15:15 hours. After staying for 25 minutes, he drove back by a different route of length 1.25 times the first route at a rate twice as fast reaching home at 16:00 hours. As compared to the clock at home, the village clock is:

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railways intermediate

A person covers 11 km with a speed of 7 km/h, 25 km with a speed of 10 km/h and 30 km with a speed of 20 km/h. What is the average speed of the person?

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railways intermediate

If the first half of a journey is done at a speed of 60 km/h and the second half at a speed of 40 km/h then, find the average speed.

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railways intermediate

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?

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railways intermediate

Walking towards a bus stop at \(\frac{5}{7}\) of his usual speed, Rakesh missed the bus by 10 minutes. What is the usual time that Rakesh takes to reach the bus stop just in time for the bus?

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railways intermediate

The first part of the Alonso race completes 40 miles per hour and the second part of the race completes 120 miles per hour. Find the average speed of both parts. (mph-miles per hour)

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railways intermediate

A car takes 5 hours to cover a distance if it travels at a speed of 40 km/h. What should be its speed to cover the same distance in 2.5 hours?

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Kajal goes to school on her bicycle. If she travels 4 km/h more, she reaches school 3 minutes earlier than the scheduled time, if she travels 2 km/h less, she reaches school 2 minutes later than the scheduled time. What is the distance (in Km) of the school from her house?

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A flight covers the distance between A and B in 21 hours. If the speed of the flight is reduced by 220 km/hr, then the same distance is covered in 26 hours. Find the distance between A and B. (In km)

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railways intermediate

Train A takes 1\(\frac{4}{5}\) h more than the time taken by train B to cover a distance of 360km. If the speed of train A doubles, it will take 36 min less than the time taken by train B to travel the same distance. What is the speed (in km/h) of train B?

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railways intermediate

The ratio of the distance between two places A and B to the distance between places B and C is 3 : 5. A man travels from A to B at 30 km/h and from B to C at x km/h. If his average speed for the entire journey is 40 km/h, then what is the value of (x - 7) (in km/h)?

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railways intermediate

Traveling at 3/4 of the normal speed, a person reaches his workplace 15 minutes late. How many minutes does he take usually to reach the workplace?

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railways intermediate

Atul walks 4 km at a speed of 2 km/h, runs 10 km at a speed of 6 km/h, and goes by bus for another 45 km. The speed of the bus is 30 km/h. Find the average speed of Atul.

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railways intermediate

A bus during its journey travels 60 minutes at a speed of 80 km/h, another 90 minutes at a speed of 100 km/h, and 4 hours at a certain speed. If the average speed of the bus during its whole journey is 70 km/h, what is the speed of the bus during the 4 hours?

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railways intermediate

If a man drives at 59 kmph instead of 55 kmph, he will travel 92 km more. Find the distance travelled by him when he travels at 59 kmph. (In km)

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railways intermediate

A travels from X to Y at a speed of 132 kmph and reaches 180 minutes late. If he travels at a speed of 143 kmph and reaches early by 180 minutes, find the distance between X and Y. (In km)

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railways intermediate

Reeta goes to office from home at a speed of 40 km/h. If she return to home from office at a speed of 60 km/h, then what is her average speed?
 

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railways intermediate

Travelling a distance of 1000 km, a train slowed down due to repairs to the tracks. Its average speed for the trip was reduced by 75 km/h, and the time of travel increased by 3 hours. The original duration of the travel is:

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A boy goes from home to school at a speed of 30 km/h and returns back at a speed of 70 km/h. What is his average speed for the journey?

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railways intermediate

A car covers a certain distance of 410 km in 8 hours and the remaining distance is covered by the car in 3 hours 30 minutes at the speed of 80 km/hr. What is the average speed of the car (in km/hr) in the entire journey?

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railways intermediate

A boy is walking with (3/4)th of his usual speed. If he reaches his school 15 minutes late. Find his usual time (in minutes).

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railways intermediate

A man covers a certain distance by bike. If he covers 25% of the distance at the speed of 25 km/h, 50% of the distance at the speed of 50 km/h, and the remaining distance at the speed of 12.5 km/h, find his average speed over the whole journey.

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An car moves through 20 m in 3 minutes and the next 50 km at a speed of 100 km/h. What is the approximate average speed of the car?

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railways intermediate

Mithila covers 50 km by bus in 90 minutes. After deboarding the bus, she takes rest for 15 minutes and covers another 30 km by a taxi in 35 minutes. Find the average speed (in km/h) for the whole journey.

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A man is walking at a speed of 14 km/h. After every km, he takes rest for 7 minutes. How much time will he take to cover a distance of 7 km?

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railways intermediate

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? 

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railways intermediate

Priyanshu and his boss both live in the same building; however, one day he got late and his boss left for the office half an hour before him. If his boss is driving his car at a speed of 48 km/hr, find the minimum speed at which he should drive his car so that he can reach his office 120 km away at least 15 minutes before his boss. (in km/hr)

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railways intermediate

Mohit takes 7 hours 35 minutes walking a distance and riding back to the starting place. He could walk both ways in 9 hours 55 minutes. The time taken by him to ride both ways is ______.

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railways intermediate

A boy walking at a speed of 20 km/hr reaches his school 30 minutes late. Next time he increases his speed by 5 km/hr but still reaches 10 minutes late. What is the distance of the school from his house?

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railways intermediate

Amit goes to the office at a speed of 20 km/hr and returns at a speed of 25 km/hr. Find the average speed (In km/hr) of the whole journey.

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railways intermediate

A car starts at a speed of 80 km/hr with its speed increasing by 8 km/h every two hours. In how many hours will it cover 432 km?

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ssc intermediate

A car starts at a speed of 80 km/hr with its speed increasing by 8 km/h every two hours. In how many hours will it cover 432 km?

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railways intermediate

A train takes 1 hour and 12 minutes to cover a certain distance at a speed of 80 km/h. If the speed is increased by 25% then how much time (in hours) will it take to cover \(\frac{25}{3}\) of the distance?

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railways intermediate

The time taken for a journey is 50 minutes at 48 km/h speed. What should be the speed if the journey time is reduced by 10 minutes?  

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A person covers 28 km while walking at a speed of 8 km/h. How much distance (in km) will he cover in same time if he walks at a speed of 6 km/h?

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A man runs for 40 km. The time taken by him in the first 10 km is twice the time taken by him in the second 10 km. The time taken in the third 10 km is half of the time taken in the fourth 10 km, and the time taken in the fourth 10 km is equal to the time taken in the first 10 km. If his speed in the first 10 km is 40 km/h, then what is the average speed for 40 km?

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Vipin travels one-third of the distance of a journey at a speed of 30 km/h and the remaining distance at a speed of 40 km/h. If he took a total of 12 hours to complete the journey, what was the total distance (in km) of the journey?

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A bus goes to Mumbai from Delhi at the speed of 60 km/h for 60% of the journey, and covers the remaining part of its journey at the speed of 70 km/h. What is the average speed of the bus (in km/h) during the entire journey under consideration?

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ssc intermediate

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?

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A train can cover a certain distance in 3 hrs. If the track management is improved, an increase in the speed of the train by 10 km/h is possible, which can reduce the above journey time by 30 minutes. Find the initial speed of the train.

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ssc intermediate

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:

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ssc intermediate

A man travels uphill to city C from city B in a car at a speed of 40 km/h and returns to city B at a faster speed of 60 km/h. What is his average speed for the round trip?

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An aeroplane flies along the four sides of a square field at the speeds of 150 km/h, 300 km/h, 450 km/h and 600 km/h. Find the average speed of the plane around the field.

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A person cycles from the 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 (In km) between the hostel and the college.

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