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

44 km/hour
46 km/hour
48 km/hour
50 km/hour

Answer: Option C

Explanation:

Speed while going = 40 km/hr
Speed while returning = 150% of 40 = 60 km/hr

Average speed =
\begin{aligned}
\frac{2xy}{x+y} \\
= \frac{2*40*60}{40+60} = \frac{4800}{100} \\
= 48 Km/hr
\end{aligned}

1. 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

2. 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}

3. A train covers a distance in 50 minutes, if it runs at a speed of 48kmph on an average. Find the speed at which the train must run to reduce the time of journey to 40 minutes.

50 km/hr
60 km/hr
65 km/hr
70 km/hr

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

We are having time and speed given, so first we will calculate the distance. Then we can get new speed for given time and distance.
Lets solve it.

Time = 50/60 hr = 5/6 hr
Speed = 48 mph
Distance = S*T = 48 * 5/6 = 40 km

New time will be 40 minutes so,
Time = 40/60 hr = 2/3 hr
Now we know,
Speed = Distance/Time
New speed = 40*3/2 kmph = 60kmph

4. 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]

5. A car moves at 80 km/hr. What is the speed of the car in meters per second ?

\begin{aligned} 20\frac{2}{9} m\sec \end{aligned}
\begin{aligned} 22\frac{2}{9} m\sec \end{aligned}
\begin{aligned} 24\frac{2}{9} m\sec \end{aligned}
\begin{aligned} 26\frac{2}{9} m\sec \end{aligned}

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

\begin{aligned}
Speed = \left(80*\frac{5}{18}\right) m/sec \\
= \frac{200}{9} m/sec \\
= 22\frac{2}{9} m\sec
\end{aligned}