Speed, Time and Distance Solved Examples for competitions Questions discussed in this Video 5. "A train traveled at an average speed of 100 kmph and stopped for 3 minutes after every 75km. How long did it take to reach its destination 600km from the starting point? a. 6 hours 21 minutes b. 6 hours 21 minutes c. 6 hours 27 minutes d. 6 hours 30 minutes" 6. "Ramesh travelled from his village to the nearest hospital at the rate of 25kmph and walked back at the rate of 4kmph. If the whole journey took 5 hours 48 minutes, find the distance between his house and the nearest hospital. a. 15 km b. 18 km c. 20 km d. 22 km" 7. "A man travels 600km by a train at 80kmph, 800km in a ship at 40kmph,500km in an aeroplane at 400kmph and 100 km in a car at 50 kmph. What is the average speed for the entire journey? a. 60kmph b. 60 5/123 kmph c. 62 kmph d. 65 5/123 kmph" 8. "Batman left for Gothem from a place at 5:20 am. He travelled at the speed of 80kmph for 2 hours 15 minutes. Thereafter his speed was reduced to 60 kmph. If the distance between the two cities is 350km, at what time did Batman reach Gothem? a. 9:20 am b. 9:25 am c. 10:05 am d. 9:35 am" 9. "Two buses depart a bus stand at the same time. One completes a journey of 300 km in 7.5 hours. The other completes a journey of 450 km in 9 hours. The ratio of their average speed is a. 2 : 3 b. 3 : 4 c. 4 : 5 d. 8 : 9" 10. "A truck covers a distance of 550m in one minute whereas a bus covers a distance of 33 km in 45 minutes. The ratio of their speeds is a. 3 : 4 b. 4 : 3 c. 3 : 5 d. 50 : 3" 11. "A train covers 10km in 12 minutes. If its speed is decreased by 5kmph, the time taken by the train to cover the same distance will be a. 10 min b. 11 min 20 sec c. 13 min d. 13 min 20 sec " 12. "In covering a certain distance, the speeds of Ramesh and Suresh are in the ratio 3 : 4. Ramesh takes 30 minutes more than Suresh to reach the destination. The time taken by Ramesh to reach the destination is: a. 1 hour b. 1.5 hours c. 2 hours d. 2.5 hours." 13. "A is faster than B. A and B, each walk 24 km. The sum of their speeds is 7kmph and the sum of the times taken by them is 14 hours. Then A's speed is equal to a. 3 kmph b. 4 kmph c. 5 kmph d. 7 kmph" 14. "A person travels equal distances with speeds 3kmph, 4kmph and 5 kmph and takes a total time 47 minutes. The total distance (in km) covered by him is: a. 2 b. 3 c. 4 d. 5" 15. "Starting from home, a student walks at the speed of 2.5kmph and reaches his school 6 minuts late. Next day he increases his speed by 1 kmph and reaches the school 6 minutes early. How far is the school from his home? a. 1 km b. 1.5 km c. 1.75 km d. 2 km"

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