Time and Distance Worksheet-2

Time and Distance Worksheet-2

A motor car starts with the speed of 70 km / hr with its speed increasing every two hours by 10 kmph. In how many hours will it cover 345 kms ?

(a) hrs (b) 4 hrs 5 min

(e) None of

The speed of a car increases by 2 kms after every one hour. If the distance travelled in the first one hour was 35 kms, what was the total distance travelled in 12 hours ?

(a) 456 kms (b) 482 kms (c) 482 kms (d) 556 kms

(e) None of these

A train covers a distance of 10 km in 12 minutes. If its speed is decreased by 5 km / hr, the time taken by it to cover the same distance will be :

(a) 10 min (b) 11 min 20 sec

Anna left for city A from city B at 5.20 a.m. She travelled at the speed of 80 km /hr for 2 hours 15 minutes. After that the speed was reduced to 60 km / hr. If the distance between two cities is 350 kms, at what time did Anna reach city A ?

(a) 9.20 a.m. (b) 9.25 a.m. (c) 9.35 a.m. (d) 10.05 a.m.

(e) None of these

An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To cover the same distance in hours, it must travel at a speed of :

(a) 300 kmph (b) 360 kmph

A salesman travels a distance of 50 km in 2 hours and 30 minutes. How much faster, in kilometres per hour, on an average, must he travel to make such a trip in hour less time ?

(a) 10 (b) 20 (c) 20 (d) None of these

A person has to cover a distance of 6 km in 45 minutes. If he covers one-half of the distance in two-thirds of the total time; to cover the remaining distance in the remaining time, his speed (in km/hr) must be :

(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 12 (d) 15

A man performs of the total journey by rail, by bus and the remaining 6.5 km on foot. His total journey is :

(a) 65 km (b) 100 km (c) 120 km (d) 130 km

A can complete a journey in 10 hours. He travels first half of the journey at the rate of 21 km/hr and second half at the rate of 24 km/hr. Find the total journey in km.

(a) 220 km (b) 224 km (c) 230 km (d) 234 km

A person travels equal distances with speeds of 3 km/hr, 4 km/hr and 5 km /hr and takes a total time of 47 minutes. The total distance (in km) is :

(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5

A farmer travelled a distance of 61 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot @ 4 km/hr and partly on bicycle @ 9 km/hr. The distance travelled on foot is :

(a) 14 km (b) 15 km (c) 16 km (d) 17 km

A is faster than B. A and B each walk 24 km. The sum of their speeds is 7 km / hr and the sum of times taken by them is 14 hours. Then, A's speed is equal to :

(a) 3 km/hr (b) 4 km/hr (c) 5 km/hr (d) 7 km/hr

A person travels from P to Q at a speed of 40 kmph and returns by increasing his speed by 50%. What is his average speed for both the trips ?

(a) 36 kmph (b) 45 kmph (c) 48 kmph (d) 50 kmph

A car driver travels from the plains to the hill station, which are 200 km apart at an average speed of 40 km / hr. In the return trip, he covers the same distance at an average speed of 20 km / hr. The average speed of the car over the entire distance of 400 km is :

(a) 25 km/hr (b) 26.67 km/hr

A boy goes to his school from his house at a speed of 3 km / hr and returns at a speed of 2 km / hr. If he takes 5 hours in going and coming, the distance between his house and school is :

(a) 5 km (b) 5.5 km (c) 6 km (d) 6.5 km

Answer Key:

(1)-c; (2)-c; (3)-d; (4)-e; (5)-d; (6)-a; (7)-c; (8)-d; (9)-b; (10)-b; (11)-c; (12)-b; (13)-c; (14)-b; (15)-c