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Time and Distance Questions Answers Formulas, Tips and Tricks

  • 1. Important formulae and facts of Time and Distance


    1. Formula of Speed

    Speed = \begin{aligned} \left(\frac{Distance}{Time} \right) \end{aligned}

    So Formula of speed is, speed is equal to distance upon time. If you remember this formula then you will learn next two formulae two.

    2. Formula of Time

    Time = \begin{aligned} \left(\frac{Distance}{Speed} \right) \end{aligned}

    So Formula of time is, time is equal to distance upon speed.

    3. Formula of Distance

    Distance = (Speed * Time)

    So distance is simply speed into time. All three formulae that formula of speed, formula of time and formula of distance are interrelated.

    4. Convert from kph(km/h) to mps(m/sec)
    For converting kph(kilometre per hour) to mps(meter per second) we use following formula

    \begin{aligned}
    x&km/hr = \left(x*\frac{5}{18}\right)m/sec
    \end{aligned}

    6. Convert from mps(m/sec) to kph(km/h)
    For converting mps(meter per second) to kph(kilometre per hour) we use following formula

    \begin{aligned}
    x&m/sec = \left(x*\frac{18}{5}\right)km/h
    \end{aligned}


    7. If the ratio of the speeds of A and B is a : b, then the ratio of the

    the times taken by then to cover the same distance is
    \begin{aligned} \frac{1}{a}:\frac{1}{b} & or & b:a \end{aligned}

    8. Suppose a man covers a certain distance at x km/hr and an equal distance at y km/hr. Then,

    the average speed during the whole journey is
    \begin{aligned} \frac{2xy}{x+y} \end{aligned}