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A man 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.

200 Km
222 Km
224 Km
248 Km

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Let time taken to travel the first half = x hr
Then time taken to travel the second half = (10 - x) hr

Distance covered in the the first half = 21x [because, distance = time*speed]
Distance covered in the the second half = 24(10 - x)

Distance covered in the the first half = Distance covered in the the second half
So,
21x = 24(10 - x)
=> 45x = 240
=> x = 16/3

Total Distance = 2*21(16/3) = 224 Km [multiplied by 2 as 21x was distance of half way]

1. A man on tour travels first 160 km at 64 km/hr and the next 160 km at 80 km/hr. Find the average speed for first 320 km of tour.

70.11 km/hr
71.11 km/hr
72.11 km/hr
73.11 km/hr

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

We know Time = Distance/speed

So total time taken =
\begin{aligned}
\left(\frac{160}{64}+\frac{160}{80}\right) \\
= \frac{9}{2} hours \\
\text{ Time taken for 320 Km = } \\
320*\frac{2}{9} = 71.11 km/hr
\end{aligned}

2. How many minutes does Aditya take to cover a distance of 400 m, if he runs at a speed of 20 km/hr

\begin{aligned} 1\frac{1}{5} min\end{aligned}
\begin{aligned} 2\frac{1}{5} min\end{aligned}
\begin{aligned} 3\frac{1}{5} min\end{aligned}
\begin{aligned} 4\frac{1}{5} min\end{aligned}

Answer: Option A

Explanation:

We know that,
\begin{aligned}
Time = \frac{Distance}{Speed} \\
Speed = 20\text{ km/hr} = 20*\frac{5}{18}{ m/sec} \\
= \frac{50}{9}{ m/sec} \\

\text{ Time =} \left(400*\frac{9}{50}\right) \\
= 72 {sec} = 1\frac{1}{5}{ min}
\end{aligned}

3. The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7: 8. If the second train runs 400 kms in 4 hours, then the speed of the first train is ?

83.5 km/hr
84.5 km/hr
86.5 km/hr
87.5 km/hr

Answer: Option D

Explanation:

Let the speeds of two trains be 7X and 8X km/hr.

\begin{aligned}
8X = \frac{400}{4} \\
=> X = 12.5 Km/hr

\end{aligned}
So speed of first train is 12.5*7 = 87.5 km/hr

4. Two boys starting from the same place walk at a rate of 5kmph and 5.5kmph respectively. What time will they take to be 8.5km apart, if they walk in the same direction?

15 hours
16 hours
17 hours
18 hours

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

In this type of questions we need to get the relative speed between them,
The relative speed of the boys = 5.5kmph – 5kmph
= 0.5 kmph

Distance between them is 8.5 km
Time = Distance/Speed
Time= 8.5km / 0.5 kmph = 17 hrs

5. A cyclist covers a distance of 750 meter in 2 minutes 30 seconds. What is the speed in km/hr of cyclist

16 km/hr
17 km/hr
18 km/hr
19 km/hr

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

\begin{aligned}
Speed = \frac{Distance}{Time} \\
Distance = 750 meter \\
Time = \text{2 min 30 sec} = 150 sec \\
Speed = \frac{750}{150} = 5 m/sec \\

=> 5*\frac{18}{5} km/hr = 18 km/hr
\end{aligned}