Speed, Time and Distance 1

Speed, Time and Distance

1. Important Formulae Take another example, a train A moving with
the speed of 60 km/hr will cross the another
(i) Distance = Speed × Time train B moving in same direction with the
Distance spee d of 20 km/hr with a re lative speed
(ii) Time =
Speed of (60 – 20 =) 40 km/hr which is less than the
Distance train A and greater than the train B.
(iii) Speed =
Time 3. Average Speed
 5 Total Distance Covered
(iv) x km/hr =  x   m/sec Average Speed =
18  Total Time Taken
 18  For example, a person divides his total route of
(v) x m/sec =  x   km/hr journey into three equal parts and decides to
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travel the three parts with speed of 40, 30 and 15
2. Relative Speed km/hr respectively. Find his average speed during
the whole journey.

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(i) Wh en o bjects are m oving in op posite
directions Let the three equal parts of journey be x km.
Time taken to travel first part of the journey
The relative speed of one object with respect
 x 
to the other will have magnitude greater than =   hour
individual speed of each object. This is why, 40 
for example, a train A moving with speed 10 Time taken to travel second part of the journey
km/hr will cross another train B moving in  x 
opposite directions with speed 25 km/hr, with =   hour
30 
a relative speed of (10 + 25 =) 35 km/hr which Time taken to travel third part of the journey
is greater than the individual speed of either
 x
train. =   hour
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(ii) When objects are moving in same direction  x x x 
 Total time taken =     hours
The relative speed of one object with respect to 40 30 15 
the other will have magnitude either less than Total distance travelled = x + x + x = 3x km
or greater than individual speed of each object. Total Distance Travelled
This is why, for example, a train A moving with Average Speed =
Total Time Taken
the speed of 20 km/hr will cross the another
train B moving in same direction with the speed x
of 15 km/hr, with a relative speed of (20 – 15 =) = km/hr = 24 km/hr
 x x x
5 km/hr which is less than the individual speed    
40 30 15
of either train.

Exercise
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1. For a journey, walking of his usual speed, a
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man becomes late by 25 minutes. What is his
usual time taken for the journey?
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2. A motorist covers a distance from A to B at a
speed of 20 km/hr and return journey from B to A
at a speed of 30 km/hr. If he takes 5 hours for
the whole journey, find the distance from A to B.
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3. Shivangi starts from her house for her school at
a certain fixed time. If she walks at the rate of
5 km/hr, she is late by 7 minutes. However, if
she walks at the rate of 6 km/hr, she reaches
the school 5 minutes earlier than the scheduled
time. What is the distance of the school from
her house?
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4. If a scooterist drives at the rate of 24 km/hr, he
reaches his destination 5 minutes too late. If he
drives at the rate of 30 km/hr, he reaches his
destination 4 minutes too soon. How far is his
destination from the starting point?
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5. Walking at a speed of 6 km/hr, a student reaches
his school 6 minutes early and walking at a speed
of 4 km/hr, he reaches the school 4 minutes late.
Find the distance of the school from the student’s
house.
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6. I will reach my destination 40 minutes late if I
walk at the rate of 3 km/hr. However, I will reach
30 minutes before time if I walk at the rate of
4 km/hr. Find the distance of my destination from
the starting point.
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7. A student travels to his school at a speed of
4 km/hr and reaches the school 15 minutes late.
On travelling at a speed of 6 km/hr, he reaches
the school 5 minutes early. At what speed must
he travel to reach the school just in time?
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8. A person travels a certain distance on a bicycle
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at a certain speed. Had he moved 3 km/hr faster,
he would have taken 40 minutes less. Had he
moved 2 km/hr slower, he would have taken
40 minutes more. Find the distance and original
speed of the person.
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9. Two places A and B are 80 km apart from each
other on a highway. A car starts from A and
anohter from B at the same time. If they move in
the same direction, they meet each other in
8 hours. If they move in opposite directions
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towards each other, they meet in 1 hour 20
minutes. Determine the speeds of the cars.
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10. A train covers a distance between stations A and
B in 45 minutes. If the speed is reduced by
5 km/hr, it will cover the same distance in
48 minutes. What is the distance between the
two stations A and B (in km)? Also, find the speed
of the train.
11. A car covering half of a distance of 100 km develops
some engine trouble and later travels at half of
its original speed. As a result, it arrives 2 hours
later than its normal time. What was the original
speed of the car?
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1 happened 90 km farther along the line, it would
12. A train cove rs a distance of 193 km in
3 have arrived only 3 hours late. Find the length of
1 the journey.
4 hours with one stoppage of 10 minutes, two
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of 5 minutes and one of 3 minutes on the way.
Find the average speed of the train.
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13. Distance between two places X and Y is 90 km.
Two persons A and B start from X towards Y at
the same time. Speed of B is 4 km/hr less than
speed of A. A reaches Y, returns at once and meets
B at a distance of 12 km from Y. What is the
speed of B?
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14. An army bomb squad man set a fuse for blasting
a rock to take place after one minute. He ran
away from the site at the speed of 13 m/s. Sound
travels at the speed of 325 m/s. Upto what
distance could the army man run, before he heard
the sound of blast?
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15. On a particular day a person starts walking from
a place X at 2 am and reaches place Y at 5 am.
A second person starts walking from a place Y at
4 am and reaches place X at 9 am on the same
day. At what time do they cross each other?
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16. A covers some distance in 50 days when he rests
9 hours a day. In how many days will he cover
the double distance by resting twice as before?
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17. A man travelled a total distance of 3990 km, part
of it by air, part by water and the rest by land.
The time he spent in travelling by air, water and
land was in ratio 1 : 16 : 2 respectively and the
average speed of each mode of travel was in the
ratio 20 : 1 : 3 respectively. If his overall average
speed was 42 km/hr, find the distance covered
by water.
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18. A goods train travelling from station A to station
B meets with an accident one hour after starting.
After stopping there for 30 minutes, it proceeds
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at of its usual speed and arrives at B 2 hours
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late. Had the train covered 80 km more before
the accident, it would have been just one hour
late. Determine the original speed of the train
and the distance between A and B.
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SSC UDC (Mains) Exam–2004]
19. A train, an hour after starting, meets with an
accident which detains it for 30 minutes. After
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this the train proceeds at th of its former speed
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and arrives 3 hours late. Had the accident
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20. A train after travelling 50 km meets with an
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accident and then proceeds at of its former
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speed and arrives at its destination 25 minutes
late. Had the accident occurred 24 km behind, it
would have re ache d the de stination only
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35 minutes late. Find the speed of the train and
the distance travelled by the train.
21. Ravi can walk a certain distance in 40 days, when
he rests 9 hours a day. How long will he take to
walk twice the distance, twice as fast and rest
twice as long each day?
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22. Two men set out at the same time to walk towards
each other from two points A and B, 72 km apart.
The first man walks at the rate of 4 km/hr. The
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second man walks 2 km in the first hour, 2 km
2 27. Two men A and B walk from P to Q a distance of
in the second hour, 3 km in the third hour and
so on. Find the time after which the two men will
meet.
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23. Two trains start out towards each other from
points 650 km apart. If they start out at the same
time, they will meet in 10 hours, but if one of
them starts out 4 hours and 20 minutes after
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leaves Q for P. Both trains meet at the end of the
6 hours. If one trains travels 8 km/hr faster than
the other, find the speed of the other trains.
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26. On a 2-km road, a total number of 201 trees are
plante d on e ach side of the road at e qual
distances. How many such trees in all will be
planted on both sides of a 50-km road such that
the distance between two consecutive trees is
the same as that of the consecutive trees on the
2-km road?
21 km, at 3 and 4 km an hour respectively.
B reaches Q, returns immediately and meets A
at R. Find the distance from P to R.
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28. A train met with an accide nt 3 hours after
starting, which detains it for one hour, after which
it proceed at 75% of its original speed. It arrives

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the other, they will pass each other 8 hours
following the departure of the latter. Determine
the average speed of each other.
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24. Distance between two stations X and Y is 220
km. Trains P and Q leave station X at 8 am and
9.51 am respectively at the speed of 25 km/hr
and 20 km/hr respectively for journey towards Y.
A train R leaves station Y at 11.30 am at a speed
of 30 km/hr for journey towards X. When and
where will P be at equal distance from Q and R.
at the destination 4 hours late. Had the accident
taken place 150 km farther along the railway line,
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the train would have arrived only 3 hours late.
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Find the length of the trip and the original speed
of the train.
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29. A man covers a certain distance on scooter. Had
he moved 3 km/hr faster, he would have taken
40 minutes less. If he had moved 2 km/hr slower,

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[SSC UDC (Mains) Exam–1999] he would have taken 40 minutes more. Find the
distance (in km) and original speed.
25. Two places P and Q are 336 km apart. A train
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leaves P for Q and at the same time another train

Answers and explanations

1. Let the usual speed of the person be x km/hr D  5  5
and the distance of his journey be D km.    6  hours
x  12  2
D 1
His usual time to cover the distance =   hour  Usual time = 2 hours.
x  2
Now, according to the question, 2. Let the distance from A and B is x km.
 Time taken to cover the distance from A to B at 20
6 6  x
Speed = of his usual speed =  x  km/hr km/hr = hours.
7 7  20
Time taken to cover the distance D km and time taken to cover the distance from B to A at
x
  30 km/hr = hours.
 D  7D 30
=   hour  Total time taken = 5 hours. (Given)
 6x  6x x x
   5
 7  
Again, 20 30
7D D  25  3x  2x
   5
6x x  60  60
 5x = 60 × 5 = 300
D7  5
   1  300
x 6  12  x = = 60 km
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3. Let the required distance be x km.
x x 7
 
x 3 4 6
Time taken to walk at 5 km/hr = hour
5
4x  3x 7
 
x  12 6
=   60  minutes = 12x minutes
5 
x 7
 
x 12 6
Time taken to walk at 6 km/hr = hour
6 7
x=  12 = 14
x  6
=   60  minutes = 10x minutes  Distance of the destination = 14 km
 6 
7. Solve as Q.No.
Since the difference between the two times taken is Let the distance of the school be x km.
(7 + 5 =) 12 minutes
 12x – 10x = 12 x
Time taken in first case = hours
 2x = 12 4
12 15 1
 x= = 6 But this time is 15 minutes late or  hours
2 60 4
Hence, the required distance is 6 km. late
Alternative Method:  Actual time for reaching the school in time should
Let x km be the distance between her house and

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school and t hours be the time required to reach the x 1
be    hours
school from her house. 4 4
When Shivangi walks at 5 km/hr, then
x
x 7 Time taken in second case = hours
t ....(i) 6
5 60
When Shivangi walks at 6 km/hr, then  5  1
But this time is 5 minutes early or   hours
x 5  60  12
t
6 60 early.
 Actual time for reaching the school in time should
x 1
 t ....(ii)
6 12 x 1 
be    hours

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Subtracting equation (ii) from equation (i), we get  6 12 
x x  7   1  From the above, we have
  t    t  
5 6  60   12  x 1 x 1 
    
 4 4   6 12 
x 1 7 5  7 12 1
     
30 12 60 60 60 5 x  1 2x  1
 
30 4 12
 x= = 6  12x  12  8x  8
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Hence the required distance = 6 km  4x  20
4. Solve as Q.No. 3. Try yourself.  x = 5 km
[Ans : 18 km]  The distance of the school be 5 km and actual
5. Solve as Q.No. 3. Try yourself.
[Ans : 2 km] (x  1)
time to reach school in time = = 1 hour
6. Let the required distance be x km. 4
Difference of times taken at different speeds  The required speed is 5 km/hr.
= (40 + 30) minutes = 70 minutes 8. Let the original speed and distance be V km/hr and
D km respectively.
70 7 Time taken to complete the whole journey
= hours = hours
60 6 D
= hours.
x V
Times taken at 3 km/hr = hours When the person moves 3 km/hr faster, then
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D D 40
x  
Times taken at 3 km/hr = hours V  3 V 60
4
D D 2
According to the question,   
V3 V 3
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   (x  y ) 
 80
V V3 3 3
 x + y = 60 ...(ii)
DV  3D  DV 2
  Solving equations (i) and (ii), we have
V V  3 3 x = 35 and y = 25
 Speeds of the cars
3D 2
 V V  3   3 = 35 km/hr and 25 km/hr.
10. Suppose the distance is x km and the speed of the
train is y km/hr.
2V V  3 Thus we have two relationships:
 D ....(i)
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x 45 3 3
When the person moves 2km/hr slower, then (1)   x  y
y 60 4 4
D D 40
 
V  2 V 60 x 48 4 4
(2)    x  (y  5)
y  5 60 5 5
D D 2
   From (1) and (2), we have
V2 V 3
3 4
D D 2 y  (y  5 )
   4 5
V2 V 3
4 3
DV  DV  2D 2  y    4
  5 4

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V(V  2) 3
4  20
2D 2  y = = 80 km/hr
 V(V  2)  3 16  15
Therefore speed = 80 km/hr and distance
V(V  2) 3
 D ....(ii) x =  80 = 60 km
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Combining equations (i) and (ii), we get 11. Half of the original speed means double the normal
2V(V  3) V(V  2) time. It means that the car should have covered half
 of the distance of 100 km, ie 50 km, in 2 hours.
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Hence, the original speed of the car
 2(V + 3) = 3(V – 2)
 2V + 6 = 3V – 6 50
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 3V – 2V = 6 + 6 2
 V = 12 km/hr 12. Distance covered by train
Putting the value of V in equation (ii),
1 580
12  10 = 193 km = km
we get D = = 40 km. 3 3
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Time taken by the train to cover this distance
9. Case I: W hen the cars are mov ing in the same
direction. 1 17
= 4 hours = hours
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Total stoppage during the journey
= 10 × 1 + 5 × 2 + 3 × 1
Let A and B be two places and C be the place of = 23 minutes
meeting.
Let the speed of car starting from A be x km/hr and 23
= hours
the car starting form B be y km/hr. 60
Relative speed = (x – y) km/hr Actual time taken by the train to cover the above
According to the question, distance
(x – y) × 8 = 80
17 23
 x – y = 10 ...(i) = 
Case II: When the cars are moving in the opposite 4 60
directions and they meet at point C.
17  15  23
=
60
Relative speed = (x + y) km/hr 255  23 232 58
Time taken = 1 hour 20 minutes =  = hours
60 60 15
 1  4
= 1    hours
 3  3
Again, according to the question,
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If the person starting from X reaches the meeting
580 point after t hours, person starting from Y will reach
3 the meeting point after (t – 2) hours. Since the person
 Average speed of the train =
58
km/hr
starting from X starts moving at 2 am while the person
15 starting from Y starts moving at 4 am. And the
difference of time = (4 am – 2 am)= 2 hours
580  15  Distance (XP) travelled by the person starting from
= = 50 km/hr
58  3
D 
13. X =   t  km
3 
and the distance (YP) travelled by the person starting

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from Y =  (t  2) km
 5 
Total distance travelled by both before meeting
Let A and B meet after t hours. = Distance travelled by person from X +
Let the speed of B be x km/hr. Distance travelled by person from Y
 Speed of A = (x + 4) km/hr D  D 
Distance covered by A in t hours = 60 + 12 =   t     (t  2)  D
= 72 km  3   5 
Distance covered by A in t hours = 60 – 12
= 48 km  t t 2
 D  D

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Now, according to the question, 3 5 
xt = 48 ....(i)
(x + 4)t = 72 ....(ii) t t 2
  1
On dividing equation (ii) by equation (i), we have 3 5
x  4 72 3 5t  3t  6
   1
x 48 2 15
 2x + 8 = 3x  x = 8  8t – 6 = 15
 Speed of A = 8 km/hr  8t = 15 + 6 = 21
14. Time after which the bomb is set to explode
= 1 minute = 60 seconds 21 5
t = 2 hours
Speed of the man = 13 m/sec 8 8
Distance covered by man in 60 sec Converting this in hours, minutes and seconds, we

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= 13 × 60 = 780 metres get 2 hours 37 minutes and 30 seconds.
So, distance to be travelled by sound before it catches
up with army man = 780 metres 5 5 
[2 hours = 2 hours +   60  minutes
Speed of the sound = 325 m/sec (given) 8 8 
Since the man and sound are travelling in the same
direction, the relative speed of sound  75  1
= 325 – 13 = 312 m/sec = 2 hours +    37 minutes
 2  2
Time taken by sound to travel 780 metres
780 1
= = 2.5 sec = 2 hours + 37 minutes + minutes
312 2
Now, during this time man would have travelled 1 
further. So, distance covered by man in 2.5 seconds = 2 hour s + 37 minut es +   60  
= 2.5 × 13 = 32.5 m 2 
The total distance travelled by man 30 seconds
= 780 + 32.5 = 812.5 metres. = 2 hours 37 minutes 30 seconds]
15. X P Y 16. Let the distance for A be x km
l l l Number of hours A walks daily = (24 – 9 =) 15 hours
Let the speed of the person who starts from X be x Number of days = 50 days
km/hr and speed of the person who starts from Y be
x
y km/hr.  Speed (in km/hr) = ..... (i)
Time taken by the person who starts from X 50  15
= 5 am – 2 am = 3 hours In second situation
Time taken by the person who starts from Y Let the number of days be Y
= 9 am – 4 am = 5 hours Distance = 2x
Again, let the distance between X and Y be D km. Number of hours for which A walks daily = 6 hours
Now, according to the question,  Speed in second case (in km/hr)
D D Distance 2x
x km/hr = and y km/hr = =  ..... (ii)
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In both the cases, the speed remains the same
 
2x 2x  (x  80 ) 
   30 d  (x  80 ) 

Y  6 50  15 =   
4 x hours
 x  60 
 Y × 6 = 50 × 15  
 5 
50  15  According to the question,
 Y = = 125 days
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x  80 30 d  (x  80 ) d
17. Total distance travelled = 3990 km    1
x 60 4x x
Ratio of time spent in travelling by air, water and
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land = 1 : 16 : 2
Ratio of respective speeds = 20 : 1 : 3 80 1 5[d  (x  80] d
From the given fact, the ratio of respective distances  1    1
will be 20 : 16 : 6 = 10 : 8 : 3 x 2 4x x
Sum of the ratios = 10 + 8 + 3 = 21 80 1 5[d  (x  80 )] d
Distance travelled by steamer will be    
x 2 4x x
8
= 3990  = 1520 km 320  5d  5x  400 1 d
21   
4x 2 x
18. Let the distance between station A and station B be
d km. 5d  5x  80 1 d
Again, let the initial speed of the goods train be x   
4x 2 x
km/hr.
As the accident takes place after 1 hour 1 4d  5d  5x  80

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 distance covered in 1 hour by the goods train  
2 4x
= x km
 2x = 5x – d + 80
Remaining distance = (d – x) km
Putting the value of d from equation (i), we have
Total time taken, if no accident happened
2x = 5x – 7x + 80
d   4x = 80
=   hours
x  80
 x = = 20
Case I: 4
Time taken by the goods train to cover the distance Hence original speed of the train = 20 km/hr.
Distance between the stations A and B
30 d  x
= 1  = d = 7x (From i)
60 4x
= (7 × 20) = 140 km.
5 19. Solve as Q.No. 18. Try yourself.

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[Ans: Speed = 60 km/hr
 1 5(d  x )  Length of the journey = 600 km]
= 1   hours
 2 4x  2 0 . Let the distance be D km and speed be the x km/hr
Now, according to the question, From the question, we have

1 5(d  x ) d 50 (D  50) 4 D 25 D 5
1   2     
2 4x x x 3x x 60 x 12

(d  x ) 5 d 1 150  4D  200 12D  5x

   
 3x 12x
4x x 2

(d  x ) 5 d 1 4D  50 12D  5 x
   
 3x 12x
4x x 2
 16D  200  12D  5x
5d  5x  4d 1
   4D – 5x = 200 ... (i) and
4x 2
50  24 (D  26 ) 4 D 35
d  5x 1   
  x 3x x 60
4x 2
 2d – 10x = 4x D 7 12D  7x
  
 2d = 14x x 12 12x
 d = 7x ....(i)
Case II: 26 4D  104 12D  7 x
  
If the goods train had covered 80 km more before the x 3x 12x
accident, then the distance of site of the accident =
(x + 80) km 78  4D  104 12D  7x
 
Remaining distance = [d – (x + 80)] km 3x 12x
Time taken to cover the whole of the distance
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4D  26 12D  7x  7t + t2 + 16t = 288

 
3x 12x  t2 + 23 t - 288 = 0
 4D  7x  104 .... (ii)  t2 + 32 t – 9t - 288 = 0
 t (t + 32) – 9 (t + 32) = 0
Now, subtracting equation (ii) from equation (i), we
 (t + 32) )(t – 9) = 0
have
 t + 32 = 0
2x = 96  t = –32 (Not possible)
 x = 48 km/hr
 t – 9 = 0
Put the value of x in equation (i) and find the distance
 t = 9
(D)
They meet after 9 hours.
 4D – 5 × 48 = 200
23. Let the trains A and B travel at speed of x and y km/
 4D = 200 + 240 = 440
hr respectively and meets 10 hours after departure.
440
 D = = 110 km. (Ans)
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21. Time for work per day in first condition From the figure it can be seen that
= (24 – 9 =) 15 hours AC = (x × 10) km
Time for work per day in second condition BC = (y × 10) km
= (24 – 9 × 2 =) 6 hours  AC + BC = xX × 10 + y × 10
Here we have four quantities : Speed, Distance, Work or, 650 = 10(x + x)
and Days. We have to calculate number of days. or, x + y = 65
Hence, Days will be in t he last column. Her e In the second situation when the other train starts
following relationships exist. after 4 hours and 20 minutes

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More speed, less days (Inverse)
More distance, more days (Direct)
Less hours of work, more days (Inverse)
20 1 13
4 hours and 20 minutes = 4 4  hours
60 3 3
13
Distance covered by train A in hours
Hence, 3

2 : 1  13 13x
1 : 2  :: 40 : x = AP = x × =
3 3
6 : 15
Both the trains meet 8 hours after train A leaves P.
 2 × 1 × 6 : 1 × 2 × 15 :: 40 : x Now if they meet at C1 then

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 2 × 1 × 6 × x = 1 × 2 × 15 × 40 PC1 = 8 × x = 8x km
Product of extremes = Product of means BC1 = 8 × y = 8y km
According to the question,
1  2  15  40
 x = = 100 13x
2 1 6 8x + 8y = 650 
Hence the required time = 100 days. 3
2 2 . Let A starts from point X, B starts from point Y and 13x
they meet after t hours.  8x  y   650 
3
A B
X Y 13 x
P  8  65  650 
3
 XP = 4 × t = 4t km
YP = 2 + 2.5 + 3 + .... t terms 13x
This is an AP.   650  520  130
3
n
Sum of an AP = 2a  n  1d  130  3
2  x = = 30 km/hr
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where n = number of terms, a = first term and d =
common difference Speed of train A = 30 km/hr
Speed of train B = (65 – 30) km/hr
t  1 t  t 1 = 35 km/hr
 YP = 2 2  2  (t  1)  2   2 4  2  2  24. As given, speed of the train P = 25 km/hr
   
Speed of the train Q = 20 km/hr
t2 t 7t t 2 7t  t 2 Speed of the train R = 30 km/hr
= 2t    
4 4 4 4 4
Q 20 t
But it is given that XY = 72 or XP + PY = 72 1
P B A Q1 P1 R R
2
7t  t
 + 4t = 72 X 33 km 25 t 30 t Y
4
87.5 km
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Distance travelled by train P between 8:00 to 11:30
1 7 175
ie in 3 hours =  25   87.5 km Now the rates of A and B are 3 : 4 and they have
2 2 2 walked 42 km.
Distance travelled by train Q between 9 : 51 to 11 : Hence the distance PR travelled by A
30 ie. in
3
39 33 = of 42 km. = 18 km.
1 hour 39 minutes = 1  20   20 7
60 20 Alternative Method I:
= 33 km
Assume that trains P and Q are at A and B respectively
at 11 : 30 am. Also assume that t minutes after 11 :
30 am, train P was equidistant from train Q and
train R. At the equidistant position train P, Q and R Let the required distance be x km.
were at P1, Q1 and R1. Now, according to the question,
 XP1 = XA + AP1 = (87.5 + 25 t) km A and B both walk for the same distance
XQ1 = XB + BQ1 = (33 + 20 t) km  Distance travelled by B
P1 Q1 = XP1 – XQ1 = (87.5 + 25 t) - (33 + 20 t) = (21 + 21 – x) = (42 – x) km
= (54.5 + 5 t) km
 42  x 
Distance RR1 = 30 t km Time taken by B =   hours
P1R1 = Total distance - XP1 - RR1 4 
= 220 - (87.5 + 25 t) - 30 t Distance travelled by A = x km
= (132.5 - 55 t) km
 x
 P1Q1 = P1R 1 Time taken by A =   hours

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 5t + 54.5 = 132.5 - 55 t
78 x 42  x
 60 t = 78 or t =  60 minutes  3 4
60
 t = 78 minutes  4x = 126 – 3x
So 78 minutes after 11 : 30 am ie at 12 : 48 pm train  7x = 126
P will be equidistant from train Q and R.
126
78  x = = 18
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XP1 = 87.5 + 25 t = 87.5 + 25 × = 87.5 + 32.5
60  required distance = 18 km
1
XP = 120 km Alternative Method II:
 At 120 km away from station X, trains would be at A’s speed = 3 km
equal distances. B’s speed = 4 km

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Let us consider that A and B meets after t hours.
25. Distance covered by A in t hours = 3t km
Distance covered by B in t hours = 4t km
Let R be the meeting point. Total distance covered by A and B
Let the speed of train form P = x km/hr and that = 3t + 4t = 7t km
form Q = (x + 8) km/hr But the total distance covered by A and B is twice
Both trains meet after 6 hours the distance between P and Q.
 (x × 6) + (x + 8) × 6 = 336 So, 7t = 21 × 2
 6x + 6x + 48 = 336
21
 12x = 336 – 48 = 288 t = 2
7
288 t = 6 hours
 x = = 44
12 So, the distance between P and R = Distance travelled
 Speed of one train = 24 km/hr by A = 3 × 6 = 18 km.
Speed of the other train = (24 + 8 =)32 km/hr 28. Let the length of the trip be d km and the original
26. Distance between 2 trees on a 2-km road speed of the train be x km/hr.
As the accident takes place after 3 hours.
 2  1000 
=   = 10 m  distance covered in 3 hours by the train = (3 × x)
 201  1  = 3x km
Number of trees planted on both sides of a 50-km Remaining distance = (d – 3x) km
road Total time taken by the train if no accident happens

 50  1000   d 
= 2    1 = 10002 =   hours
 10   x 
27. When B meets A at R, B has walked the distance PQ Case I:
+ QR and A the distance PR. That is both of them Time taken by the train to cover the whole length of
have together walked twice the distance from P to the trip
Q, ie 42 km.
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  15x  50 29
 
 (d  3x )  x 2
3 1
=  75  hours  30x – 100 = 29x
 x 
 100   x = 100
Hence, speed = 100 km/hr and the length of the
 4(d  3x ) trip (d) = 12x = 12 × 100 = 1200 km
= 4   hours
 3x 29. Suppose the distance is D km and the initial speed
Now, according to the question, is x km/hr.
4(d  3x ) d D D 40
4  4 Then, we have   and
3x x x  3 x 60
4d  12x d D D 40
   
3x x x  2 x 60
 4d – 12x = 3d
 d = 12x .... (i) D D 2
Case II:
  
x x 3 3
If the train had covered 150 km more before the
accident then the distance of the accident = (3x + 3D 2
150) km   .... (1)
x (x  3) 3
Remaining distance
= (d – (3x + 15)) km

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D D 2
Time taken to cover the whole length of the trip and  
x 2 x 3
3x  150 d  (3x  150)
1
x 75 2D 2
x   .... (2)
100 x (x  2) 3
Now, according to the question, From (1) and (2), we have
3x  150 d  (3x  150) d 7 3D 2D
1   
x 3x x 2 x (x  3) x (x  2)
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3(x  2)  2(x  3)
3x  150 4d  12x  600 d 7
    1
x 3x x 2  3x  6  2x  6

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3x  150 4  12x  12x  600 12x 5  x  12 km/hr
    Now, if we put this value in (1), we get
x 3x x 2
2 12  15
 d  12x  D =  = 40 km.
3 3
9x  450  36x  600 29 Hence, the distance is 40 km and the original speed
 
3x 2 is 12 km/hr.

3x  150  12x  200 29

 
x 2

3x  150  12x  200 29

 
x 2
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