Speed Distance 1

Speed distance
Type - 1: Average Speed
For calculating Average Speed we look at the following cases:
Case I: When time remains constant and speed varies

If a man travels at the rate of x km/h for t hours and again at the rate of y km/h for another t hours, then for the
whole journey, his average speed is given by
Average speed = Total distance/ Total time taken

= (xt + yt)/ (t + t)
= (x + y)/2 kmph
Case II: When the distance covered remains same and the speeds vary
When a man covers a certain distance with a speed of x km/h and another equal distance at the rate of y km/h.
then for the whole journey, the average speed is given by
Average speed = 2xy/(x + y) km/h
Practice Math:
1. Jawad travelled from his home to school by car at 40 kmph. On his way back, he crossed half the distance at
4 kmph and the remaining half by a bus at 30 kmph. What is his average speed of the round trip?
a. 6.5 kmph b. 12. kmph c. 28.5 kmph d. 30 kmph e. None of these
2. Nowshin travels a certain distance at a rate of 20 miles an hour and returns at the rate of 60 miles an hour.
What is her average speed?
a. 30 b. 35 c. 40 d. 45 e. None of these
3. Adrito travels x miles in y hours and z minutes. What is his average speed in miles per hour?
a. x/(y + 60z)
b. (60y + z)/x
c. 60x/(y + z)
d. 60x/(60y + z)
e. None of these
4. Parsa travels from hall to university by car at a speed of 30 km per hour and returns to her hall at a speed of
20 km per hour by her bike. What is her average speed in the entire journey in km/hour?
a. 22 b. 23 c. 24 d. 25 e. 26
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5. Ash traveled 20% of the way from Pallet town to Lavender town at an average speed of 30 miles/hour. He
travelled at an average speed of x miles/hour for the remaining part of the trip. The average speed for the
entire trip was 50 miles/hour. What is x?
6. Nafisa walked from point P to point Q and backed again, a total distance of 2 miles. If she averaged 4 miles
per hour on the trip from P to Q and 5 miles per hour on her return trip, what was her average walking speed
for the entire trip?
2 4 1
a. 2 mph b. 4 mph c. 4 mph d. 4 mph e. 5 mph
9 9 2
Answers
1. b 2. a 3. d 4. c 5. b
6. c
Solution:
𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 (𝑑)
1. We know that, speed (s) =
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 (𝑡)
𝑑
Or, t=
𝑠
Let, the distance form Jawad’s home to school be 2d.

So, time taken by Jawad to go to school by car will be
2𝑑
t1 = [∵because speed of the car is 40 kmph]
40
𝑑
=
20
On his way back home from school, Jawad crossed half the distance at 4 kmph.
2𝑑
So, half the distance = =𝑑
2
and, time taken to cross half the distance,
𝑑
t2 =
4
Again, he crossed the remaining half of the distance by bus at 30 kmph. So, time taken,
𝑑
t3 =
30
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒
Now, average speed =
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒
Here, total distance = 2d + 2d = 4d
𝑑 𝑑 𝑑 3𝑑+15𝑑+2𝑑 20𝑑 𝑑
total time = + + = = =
20 4 30 60 60 3
4𝑑 4𝑑×3
So, average speed = 𝑑 = = 12
𝑑
3
Option (b) is the correct answer
2𝑥𝑦
2. Since Nowshin is travelling the same distance with both the speeds, we use the formula for calculating
𝑥+𝑦
the average speed
2×20×60 2400
So, average speed = = = 30 kmph
20+60 80
Option (a) is the correct answer.

𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒
3. We know, average speed =
Here, total distance = x miles
total time = y hours z minutes
𝑧
= y hours + hours
60
60𝑦 + 𝑧
= hours
60
[Here, everything needs to be in the same unit]
𝑥 60𝑥
Therefore, average speed = 60𝑦+7 =
60𝑦+𝑧
60
Option (d) is the correct answer
4. Distance traversed by Parsa with both speeds is the same. Therefore,
2𝑥𝑦 2× 30× 20 1200

Average speed = = = = 24 kmph
𝑥+𝑦 20+30 50
Option (c) is the correct answer
5. Let, the total distance travelled by Ash be d.

So, 20% of d = 0.2d
So, remaining distance = 0.8d
0.2𝑑
time taken to travel 0.2d, t1 =
30
0.8𝑑
and, time taken to travel 0.8d, t2 =
𝑥
𝑑
Therefore, average speed =
𝑡1 +𝑡2
𝑑
Or, 50 = 0.2𝑑 0.8𝑑
+
30 𝑥
𝑑
Or, 50 = 0.2 0.8
𝑑( + )
30 𝑥
1
Or, 50 = 0.2+24
( )
30𝑥
30𝑥
Or, 50 =
0.2𝑥+24
Or, 10x + 1200 = 30x
Or, 20x = 1200
1200
Or, x =
200
So, x = 60
6. Distance traversed by Nafisa with speeds is equal.

2𝑥𝑦 2× 4× 5 40 4
Therefore, average speed = = = = 4 mph
𝑥+𝑦 4+5 9 9

Type - 2: Problems on non-uniform speed
Practice Math:
1. A farmer travelled a distance of 61 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot @ 4 km/hr and partly on bicycle
@ 9 km/hr. The distance travelled on foot is:
a. 14 km b. 15 km c. 16 km d. 17 km e. 18 km
2. I travel the first part of my journey at 40 kmph and the second part at 60 kmph and cover the total distance of
240 km to my destination in 5 hours. How long did the first part of my journey last?
a. 4 hours b. 2 hours c. 3 hours d. 2.5 hours e. 6 hours
3. Ram covers a part of the journey at 20 kmph and the rest at 70 kmph taking total of 8 hours to cover a total
distance of 400 km. How long does he travel at 20 kmph?
a. 2 hours
b. 3 hours 20 minutes
c. 2 hours 40 minutes
d. 3 hours 12 minutes
e. None of these
4. A certain 90-mile trip took 2 hours. Exactly 1/3 of the distance traveled was by rail, and this part of the trip
took 1/5 of the travel time. What was the average rate, in miles per hour, of the rail portion of the trip?
Answers:
1. c 2. c 3. d 4. e
Solution:
1. Let the distance travelled on foot be x

So, the distance travelled by bicycle is (61 – x).
Given, total time required is a hours.
𝑥
Now, Time travelled on foot, t1 =
4
61−𝑥
Time travelled by bicycle t2 =
4
Therefore,
total time = t1 + t2
𝑥 61−𝑥
Or, a= +
4 𝑎
4𝑥+4×61−4𝑥
Or, a=
36
Or, 36 × a = 5x + 4× 61
Or, 5x = 80
80
So, x= = 16 km
5

2. Let the distance of my first of journey be x
So, the distance of my second part of journey is (240 – x)
𝑥
Now, time for first part is t1 =
40
240−𝑥
Time for second part is t2 =
60
So, total time = t1 + t2
𝑥 240−𝑥
Or, 5 = +
40 60
3𝑥+2×240−2𝑥
Or, 5 =
120
Or, 5 × 120 = x + 2 × 240
So, x = 600 – 480 = 120
120
So, time taken to complete first part of journey is t 1 = = 3 hours
40
3. If the distances travelled in both parts of the journey be x and (400 – x) kms, and the time required for each
𝑥 400−𝑥
be t1 = and t2 = respectively,
20 70
𝑥 400−𝑥
then, 8= +
20 70
7𝑥+800−2𝑥
Or, 8 =
140
Or, 5x = 1120 – 800
320
So, x = = 64
5
So, time required to complete 1st part of journey is
64
t1 = = 3.2 hours = 3 hours 12 mins
20
1 1 1 1 2
4. of the trip is equal to 90× = 30 miles and of the time is equal to 2× = hours.
3 3 5 5 5
2
Therefore, the distance travelled by rail is 30 miles and time taken is hours.
5
30 30×5
So, average sped for this part = 2 = = 75 mph
⁄5 2
Option (e) is the correct answer

Type - 3: Object with different speed
Practice Math:
1. In covering a distance of 30 km, Abhay takes 2 hours more than Sameer. If Abhay doubles his speed, then he
would take 1 hour less than Sameer. Abhay's speed is:
a. 5 kmph b. 6 kmph c. 6.25 kmph d. 7.5 kmph e. None of these
2. A man covered a certain distance at some speed. Had he moved 3 kmph faster, he would have taken 40
minutes less. If he had moved 2 kmph slower, he would have taken 40 minutes more. The distance (in km) is:
2 1
3 2
3. A person traveled from his house to office at 30 kmph; then he was late to his office by 5 minutes. If he
increases his speed by 10 kmph he would be early by 15 minutes to his office. What should be his speed so
that he reaches his office on time ?
a. 36 kmph b. 32 kmph c. 34 kmph d. 35 kmph e. None of these
4. A man moves from A to B at the rate of 4 km/hr. Had he moved at the rate of 3.67 km/hr, he would have taken
3 hours more to reach the destination. What is the distance between A and B?
a. 33 kms b. 132 kms c. 36 kms d. 144 kms e. None of these
5. By walking at 3/4th of his usual speed, a man reaches office 20 minutes later than usual. What is his usual
time?
a. 30 min b. 60 min c. 70 min d. 50 min e. None of these
6. A lorry can travel thrice as fast when empty as when it is full. It travels 216 miles with full load, spends 2 hours
for unloading and returns to its original warehouse empty. It took 18 hours to complete the journey. What is
the speed when the lorry was empty?
a. 18 b. 54 c. 28 d. 45 e. 16
Answers:
1. a 2. d 3. b 4. b 5. b 6. a
Solution:
1. Let, speed of Abhay is x kmph

speed of Samee is y kmph
So, according to question,
30 30
− = 2...................... (i)
𝑥 𝑦
30 30
− = 1...................... (ii)
𝑦 2𝑥

Adding (i) and (ii), we get,
30 30 30 30
− + − = 2+1
𝑥 𝑦 𝑦 2𝑥
30 30
Or, − =3
𝑥 2𝑥
60−30
Or, =3
2𝑥
30
Or, =𝑥
2×3
So, x = 5
Option (a) is the correct answer
2. Let, total distance be x

speed be y
𝑥 𝑥 2
then, − = ........................... (i)
𝑦−2 𝑦 3
𝑥 𝑥 2
− = ............................ (ii)
𝑦 𝑦+3 3
40 2
[∵ 40 mins = hours = hrs ]
60 3
From (i)
𝑥 𝑥 2
Or, − =
𝑦−2 𝑦 3
𝑥𝑦−𝑥𝑦+2𝑥 2
Or, =
𝑦(𝑦−2) 3
3
Or, 2x × = 𝑦(𝑦 − 2)
2
Or, y(y – 2) = 3x .................. (iii)
Again, from (ii),

𝑥 𝑥 2
− =
𝑦 𝑦+3 3
𝑥𝑦+3𝑥−𝑥𝑦 2
Or, =
𝑦(𝑦+3) 3
Or, 3x ×3 = 2y (y+3)
Or, 2y(y+3) = 4x ............ (iv)
Dividing (iv) by (iii), we get,

2𝑦 (𝑦 + 3) 4𝑥
=
𝑦(𝑦−2) 3𝑥
2 (𝑦 + 3)
Or, (𝑦−2)
=3
Or, 2y + 6 = 3y – 6
Or, y = 12
Putting value of y in (i), we get,

𝑥 𝑥 2
− =
10 12 3
12𝑥−10𝑥 2
Or, =
120 3
2
Or, 2x = × 120
3
80
Or, x =
2
𝑥 = 40 kms
1
3. Total difference of time in both cases, (5 + 15) mins = 20 mins = hrs
3
Let, total distance be x.
𝑥 𝑥 1
So, − =
30 40 3
𝑥 1
Or, =
120 3

So, x = 40
40
Therefore, when travelling at 40 kmph, time required to reach office is = 1 ℎ𝑟
40
So, in order to reach office exactly on time, required time is (1 hrs + 15 mins)
15
= (1 hrs + hrs)
60
1
= (1 hrs + hrs)
4
5
= hrs
4
40 40 ×4
Therefore, required speed = 5⁄ = = 32 kmph
4 5
4. Let, the total distance be x.

𝑥 𝑥
So, − =3
3.67 4
𝑥 𝑥 2 4
Or, 2 − =3 [∵ 3.67 = 3 = ]
3 4 3 3
3
𝑥 𝑥
Or, 11⁄ − 4 =3
3
3𝑥 𝑥
Or, − =3
11 4
12𝑥−11𝑥
Or, =3
44
Or, x = 3 × 44
So, x = 132
5. If the distance remains constant, then fen two different speeds, the ratio of the respective time required is
inverse of the ratio of the two speeds.
Here, the speed becomes 3⁄4 of the original so, the time will be 4⁄3 of the original. If the original time is
considered to be t hours, then,
4⁄ t – t = 1 [∵20 mins = 1 hrs]
3 3 3
1 1
Or, 𝑡 =
3 3
∴ t = 1 hour
6. Since distance travelled is same, the ratio of speeds and respective time required will be inverse. Here, the
ratio of speeds when empty and full is 3 : 1. So, ratio of time world be 1 : 3.
Now, since two hours have been spent unloading, total time of the trip was 16 hours. Dividing the time in the
ratio 1 : 3, we get 4 hours when it is empty and 12 hours when it is full.
216
So, speed of the lorry when full = = 18 mph
12

Type - 4: Ratio
Practice Math:
1. The ratio between the speeds of two trains is 7 : 8. If the second train runs 400 km in 4 hours, then the speed
of the first train is:
a. 70 km/hr b. 75 km/hr c. 84 km/hr d. 87.5 km/hr e. None of these
2. It takes eight hours for a 600 km journey, if 120 km is done by train and the rest by car. It takes 20 minutes
more, if 200 km is done by train and the rest by car. The ratio of the speed of the train to that of the cars is:
a. 2 : 3 b. 3 : 2 c. 3 : 4 d. 4 : 3 e. None of these
3. Aman traveled two-fifth of the total distance of his trip by bike. He traveled the remaining distance on foot.
The ratio of his walking time to driving time was 10:3. Calculate the ratio of his driving speed to his walking
speed.
a. 5:2 b. 20:9 c. 11: 5 d. 2: 5 e. 25: 1
Answers:
1. d 2. c 3. b
Solution:
1. Given, ratio of speeds is 7 : 8

𝟒𝟎𝟎
Speed of 2nd train is = 100 kmph
𝟒
𝟏𝟎𝟎
So, speed of 1 train = st
× 𝟕 = 87.5 kmph
𝟖
2. Let, the speed of the train be x

the speed of the car be y
Therefore,
120 480
+ = 8 ......................(i)
𝑥 𝑦
200 400 25
+ = ........................(ii)
𝑥 𝑦 3
Now, multiplying (i) by 5 and (ii) by 3, we get,
600 2400
+ = 40..................... (iii)
𝑥 𝑦
600 1200
+ = 25 .................... (iv)
𝑥 𝑦
Subtracting (iv) from (iii), we get,
600 2400 600 1200
+ − − = 40 − 25
𝑥 𝑦 𝑥 𝑦
1200
Or, = 15
𝑦

So, x = 60
Therefore, ratio of the speed of train to that of car is 60 : 80 or, 3 : 4.
3. Let, the total distance be 5x.

So, distance travelled by bike is 2x.
distance travelled on foot is 3x.
Let, the time takes or foot be 10t
So, time taken by bike is 3t.
2𝑥
Therefore, speed of bike =
3𝑡
3𝑥
speed while walking =
10𝑡
So, ratio of driving speed to walking speed is
2𝑥
3𝑡 2𝑥 10𝑡 20
3𝑥 = × =
3𝑡 3𝑥 4
10𝑡
∴ 20 : 9

Type - 5: Percent Change or Efficiency
Practice Math:
1. A train can travel 50% faster than a car. Both start from point A at the same time and reach point B 75 kms
away from A at the same time. On the way, however, the train lost about 12.5 minutes while stopping at the
stations. The speed of the car is:
2. A man driving his bike at 24 kmph reaches his office 5 minutes late. Had he driven 25% faster on an average
he would have reached 4 minutes earlier than the scheduled time. How far is his office?
a. 24 km b. 72 km c. 18 km d. 6 km e. None of these
3. A truck uses one liter of diesel to travel 20 km. After an engine tune-up, the truck travels 10% farther on one
liter. How many liters of diesel (to the nearest tenth) will it take for the truck to travel 110 km. after a tune-up?
a. 5.5 b. 5 c. 4.8 d. 4.5 e. 6
4. Aateeyaa Saabeen intends to walk a certain distance in 1/5 less time than she usually takes. By what percent
must she increase his running speed to accomplish her goal?
a. 25% b. 27.5% c. 33.33% d. 35% e. None of these
Answers:
1. 1.c 2. 2.c 3. 3.b 4. 4.a
Solution:
1. Let, the speed of the car be x.

3
So, the speed of the train is x.
2
75 75 5 125
−3 = [12.5 mins = hrs]
𝑥 ⁄2𝑥 24 10×60
75 50 5
Or, − =
𝑥 𝑥 24
25 5
Or, =
𝑥 24
24
Or, x = 25 ×
5
So, x = 120 kmph
2. Let, the distance be x.

Therefore,
𝑥 𝑥 9
−5 =
24 ×24 60
4

𝑥 4𝑥 9
Or, − =
24 120 60
9
So, 𝑥 = × 120 = 18
60
3. Travelling 10% faster mans due truck would travel (20+10% of 20) on 22 km per line of diesel.
So, after tune up, the truck would need,
110
( ) or 5 litres of diesel
22
4. If the time decreases by 1⁄5th, it becomes 4⁄5. Because of the inverse relation, the speed will have to become
5⁄ .
4
So, increase in speed = (5⁄4 − 1) × 100%
= 25%

Type - 6: Relative Speeds
Practice Math:
1. An escalator moves towards the top level at the rate of 11 ft.sec and its length is 140 feet. If a person walks
on the moving escalator at the rate of 3 feet per second towards the top level, how much time does he take to
cover the entire length?
a. 14 sec b. 10 sec c. 12 sec d. 8 sec e. None of these
2. A and B participate in a 5000 m bicycle race which is being run on a circular track of 500 m. If the speed of A
and B are 20 m/s and 10 m/s respectively, what is the distance covered by A when he passes B for the seventh
time ?
a. 2500 b. 2800 c. 4000 m d. 5000 m e. Cannot be determined
3. Two persons start running simultaneously around a circular track of length 400 m from the same point at
speeds of 15 kmph and 25 kmph. When will they meet for the first time anywhere on the track if they are
moving in the opposite direction?
4. Ajith and Rana walk around a circular course 115 km in circumference, starting together from the same point.
If they walk at speed of 4 and 5 kmph respectively, in the same direction, when will they meet?
a. after 20 hours
b. after 115 hours
c. after 115 minutes
d. after 20 minutes
e. None of these
5. There are 4 people who has to cross a stretch of 300 km. They normally run at a speed of 10 kmph. One of
them has a bike that travels at 50 kmph. The bike first takes one person alone and crosses the stretch while
the other two keep running. Then he comes back without wasting time and picks up another person from the
way, drives him across the stretch, and does the same for the last person. How long does this whole process
take?
a. 24 hrs b. 16 hrs c. 56/3 hrs d. 58/3 hrs e. None of these
6. Two trains of equal length 120 metres move in the same direction. The faster train completely overtakes the
slower one in 15 seconds. If the slower train were to move at half its speed, the over taking would take 10
seconds. At what speeds are the 2 trains moving (faster and slower respectively in m/s)
a. 24, 22 b. 32, 16 c. 30, 18 d. 28, 14 e. None of these
7. Two trains A and B start simultaneously from stations X and Y towards each other respectively. After meeting
at a point between X and Y, train A reaches station Y in 9 hours and train B reaches station X in 4 hours from
the time they have met each other. If the speed of train A is 36 km/hr, what is the speed of train B?
a. 24 km/hr b. 54 km/hr c. 81 km/hr d. 16 km/hr e. None of these

8. A man and a woman 81 miles apart from each other, start traveling towards each other at the same time. If
the man covers 5 miles per hour to the women's 4 miles per hour, how far will the woman have travelled when
they meet?
a. 27 b. 36 c. 45 d. 54 e. Cannot be determined
9. Two cars start towards the same destination at the same time. One car is 17 km behind the other. If the speed
of the car at the front is 630 m/minute and that of the other car is 970 m/minute, after how many minutes will
the two cars meet?
Answers:
1. b 2. e 3. b 4. b 5. d
6. b 7. b 8. b 9. a
Solution:
1. Since, both the person and escalator are moving in the same direction.
the same direction,
the relative speed = (11+ 3) ft/ sec
= 14 ft/ sec
140
So, time required = sec = 10 sec
14
2. Track length = 500 m

𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 5000
Speed of A and B are 20 and 10 m/s respectively. Time taken by them to meet = = = 50
𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 (20−10)
seconds
Time taken to meet for the 7th time = 7 × 50 = 350 secs ................. (i)
𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑙𝑒𝑛𝑔𝑡ℎ 𝑜𝑓 𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑒 500
Total duration of race = = = 250 sec ................... (ii)
𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 20
Since, total duration of race is less than the time to meet, the situation will not be possible.
3. Since, they are running on opposite direction,

relative speed = (15 + 25) kmph = 40 kmph.
0.4
Therefore, the time required = hours = 0.01 hours = 0.01 ×3600 sec = 36 sec.
40

4. Here, the relative speed is (5 – 4) kmph = 1 kmph
115
So, they will meet after = hours = 115 hours
1
300
5. Time taken to carry the 2nd person = hours = 6 hours
50
(300−6×10)
Time taken to meet 3 person = rd
= 4 hours
(50+10)
300−100
Time taken to carry 3rd person = = 4 hours
50
[∵ since 10 hours passed before meeting 3rd person, he already travelled (10 × 10) kms on 100 kms]
(300−140)
Time taken to meet 4th person = = 8⁄3
60
500
(300− ) 8
Time taken to carry 4th person = 3
=
50 3
8 30 50 500
[∵ total (6 + 4 + 4 + ) on hours passed before meeting 4th person, so he already travelled (10× ) on
3 3 3 3
kms]
58
Therefore, total time = 6 + 4 + 4 + 8⁄3 + 8⁄3 = hours
3
6. Let, the speed of the faster train be x

the speed of the slower train be y
240
So, x – y = .................... (i)
15
1 240
x– y= ...................... (ii)
2 10
Subtracting (ii) from (i), we get,

1 240 240
x–y–x+ y= −
2 15 10
1 2400−3600
Or, − y =
2 150
1 1200
Or, − y =
2 150
1200
Or, y = × 2 = 16
150
So, x – 16 = 16
Therefore, x = 32
7. If two objects A and B start at the same time in opposite directions from the points and after passing each
other, they complete the journey in ‘x’ and ‘y’ hours respectively, then,
A’s speed : B’s speed = √𝑦 ∶ √𝑥
Therefore, in this case,
A’s speed : B speed = √4 ∶ √9 = 2 : 3
36
So, speed of B = × 3 = 54 kmph
2
8. Here, relative speed = (5 + 4) mph = 9 mph

81
So, time required for them to meet = hrs = 9 hrs
9

Therefore, the woman would have travelled
(4× 9) kms
= 36 kms
9. Distance to be covered = 17 km = 17000 m

𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 17000 17000
So, time required = = = = 50 minutes
𝑟𝑒𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑒 𝑠𝑝𝑒𝑒𝑑 970−630 340

Type - 7: Value Identification
Practice Math:
1. A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour?
a. 3.6 b. 7.2 c. 8.4 d. 10 e. 12
2
2. An airplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To cover the same distance in 1
3
hours, it must travel at a speed of:
a. 300 kmph b. 360 kmph c. 600 kmph d. 720 kmph e. 800 kmph
3. If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr, he would have walked 20 km more. The actual distance
travelled by him is:
4. A boy runs 200 metres in 24 seconds. What is his speed?
a. 20 km/hr b. 24 km/hr c. 28.5 km/hr d. 30 km/hr e. None of these
5. dIn a flight of 600 km, an aircraft was slowed down due to bad weather. Its average speed for the trip was
reduced by 200 km/hr and the time of flight increased by 30 minutes. The duration of the flight is:
a. 1 hour b. 2 hours c. 3 hours d. 4 hours e. 5 hours
6. If the speed of a man is 45 km per hour, then what is the distance traveled by him in 30 seconds?
a. 275m b. 360m c. 375 m d. 420 m e. 520 m
7. Without any halt a train travels a certain distance with an average speed of 75 kmph , and with halts it covers
the same distance at an average speed of 60 kmph. When it is traveling with halts, how many minutes/per
hour does the train halt on an average?
a. 48 min. b. 12 min. c. 15 min. d. 18 min. e. 10 min
8. Train A traveling at 60 km/hr leaves Mumbai for Delhi at 6 P.M. Train B traveling at 90 km/hr also leaves
Mumbai for Delhi at 9 P.M. Train C leaves Delhi for Mumbai at 9 P.M. If all three trains meet at the same time
between Mumbai and Delhi, what is the speed of Train C if the distance between Delhi and Mumbai is 1260
kms?
9. Ankan drove to work at an average speed of 27 miles per hour and returned home along the same route at an
average speed of 63 miles per hour. If his entire traveling time was 1 hour, what was the total number of miles
in the round trip?
a. 15 b. 18.9 c. 30 d. 36.5 e. 45

10. Mr. Antor traveled to his office from his home at speed of 5 km/hr. if his total traveling time was 7 hours, what
is the distance in kms, of his office from his home?
11. Mr. Antor traveled from A to B at a speed of 9 km/hr and returned from B to A at a speed of 4 km/hr. If the
round trip required 8 hours what was the distance between A and B in km?
6 2 4
a. 25 b. 21 c. 22 d. 18 e. 26
7 13 9
12. A Pathao car charges Tk 70 as base fare, Tk 4.2 for each 0.3 of a kilometer and Tk 150/ hour as the travelling
time charge. What will be the fare for a 9 kilometer trip if the travelling time is 140 minutes?
13. A traveller walked for two days. On the second day the traveller walked five hours longer and her speed was 4
miles per hour faster than that of the first day. If during the two days she walked a total of 231 miles and spent
a total of 23 hours, what was her speed (miles/hour) on the first day?
14. Zihan walks 25 blocks to work every morning at a rate of 5 miles per hour. If there are 50 blocks in a mile, how
long does it take him to walk to work?
a. 5 minutes b. 10 minutes c. 6 minutes d. 7.5 minutes e. 4.5 minutes
Answers:
1.b 2.d 3.a 4.b 5.d
6.a 7.c 8.b 9.c 10.b
11.e 12.a 13.c 14.c 15.a
16.d 17.c 18.a 19.d 20.b
21.c 22.b
Solution:
600 3 3
1. Speed in kmph = × [∵ is the multiplier for converting metre/minute to kmph]
5 50 50
= 7.2 kmph
2. Total distance to be covered = 240 × 5 = 1200 kms.

1200
Therefore, required speed = = 720 kmph.
5
3

3. Due to stoppages, it covers 9 km less.
9
Time taken to cover 9 km = × 60 = 10 min
54
200 18 18
4. Required speed = × [∵ is the multiplier for converting m/s to km/hr]
24 5 5
= 30 kmph
5. The speed of the flight after reduction became, (600 – 200) kmph on, 400 kmph.
So, ratio of teh speeds is 600 : 400 or, 3 : 2
Since, distance is constant, the ratio of time would be inverse, that is 2 : 3.
So, if the previouasd time is 2t and new time is 3t, then,
3t – 2t = 30
Or, t = 30
So, duration of the flight is 2t or, 1 hour
8 8
6. The distance traveled = 45 × × 30 [∵ is the multiplier for converting km/hr to m/s]
15 15
= 375 m
7. Due to halts, it covers 15 km less

15
Time taken to cover 15 km = × 60 = 12 mins.
75
8. Relative speed between 1st and 2nd train is (90 – 60) = 30 kmph
The distance covered by let train when 2nd train starts is (60 × 30 = 180 km
So, they meet

180 or, 6 hours after 2nd train starts, that at 3 a.m.
 30 
They meet the third train also at 3 a.m. (6 × 40)
Or, 540 kms from Mumbai.
So, distance from Delhi is (1260 – 540) = 720 kms.
720
Therefore, speed of Train C is kmph = 120 kmph
6
9. Here, if the distance is x, then,

x x
+ =1
27 63
7x + 3x
Or, =1
189
Or, 10 x = 189

189
So, x= = 18.9 km
10
10. Distance of office from home = (5 × 7) km = 35 km
11. Let, the distance be x

x x
So, + =8
9 4
4x + 9x
Or, =8
36
Or, 13 x = 8 × 36
8 × 36 2
So, x= = 22
13 13

9 140
12. Total fare = Tk. 70 + Tk. × 4.2 + Tk. 150 × = Tk. 546.
0.3 60
13. Let, the time travelled on the first day be t.

So, t + t + 5 = 23
Or, 2t = 18
t=9
Let, the speed on the first day be x.
So, 9x + 14(x + 4) = 231
Or, 9x + 14x + 56 = 231
Or, 25x = 175
175
x= =7
25
25 miles = 1 miles

14. Distance for 50 blocks in miles is
50 2
 1  1
  60 = 6 mins.
So, time required =  60 mins. =
25  10 

Type - 8: Train passing a point (same/opposite direction)
Practice Math:
1. A train which is 390 m long, is running 45 kmph. In what time will it cross a person moving at 9 kmph in same
direction?
2. A train running at the speed of 63 km/hr took 18 seconds to pass a certain point. What was the length of the
train?
a. 90 m b. 120 m c. 310 m d. 540 m e. None of these
Answers:
1. b 2. c
Solution:
1. A person is considered a point object.

So, distance to be covered = 390 m
5
and relative speed = (45 – 9)  m/s
18
= 10 m/s.
390
So, time required = seconds
10
= 39 seconds
 5 
2. So, the length of the train = 63   18 m
 18 
= 315m

Type - 9: Train passing an extended object (same/opposite direction)
Practice Math:
1. Two trains, 250 metres and 150 metres long respectively, are running on parallel lines. If they are running in
the same directions, the faster train crosses the slower train in 40 seconds. If they are moving in the opposite
direction they pass each other in eight seconds. What is the speed of the slower train?
2. A train 575 m long crosses a tunnel of length 325 in 90 sec. What is the speed of the train in kmph?
3. A train 250 meters long, travelling at 63 km/h, completely crosses a bridge in 50 seconds. How long is the
bridge?
a. 700 m b. 650 m c. 800 m d. 625 m e. 500 m
4. Two trains are running on the same route at the rate of 35 and 70 miles per hour. If the first train starts out an
hour earlier, how long will it take the second train to catch up with it?
a. 1 hrs b. 4 hrs c. 3 hrs d. 2 hrs e. None of these
5. A train 350 meters long is moving at a speed of 54 km/hr. How long will it take to cross a man coming from
the opposite direction at a speed of 9 km/hr?
a. 20 sec b. 32 sec c. 28 sec d. 24 sec e. 16 sec
6. Two trains running in the same direction at 34 km/hr and 16 km/hr completely pass one another in 40 seconds.
If the length of the first train is 125 meters, what is the length of the second train?
a. 125 m b. 150 m c. 200 m d. 75 m e. 133 m
7. Two trains are running on parallel lines in the same direction at a speed of 72 km/hr and 45 km/hr respectively.
The faster train crosses a man sitting in the slower train in 18 seconds. What is the length of the faster train?
a. 170 m b. 135 m c. 98 m d. 85 m e. 64 m
8. A train crosses a 600 meter long fly-over in 1.5 minutes and a lamp post in 15 seconds. What is the length of
the train?
a. 50 m b. 60 m c. 120 m d. 100 m e. Cannot be determined

Answers:
1. d 2. c 3. d 4. a
5. a 6. d 7. b 8. c
Solution:
1. Let, the speed of the faster train be x

The speed of the slower train be y.
Total distance to be covered = (250 + 150) m
= 400 m
400
So, x – y = ..... (i)
40
400
x+y= .......... (ii)
8
Adding (i) and (ii) we get,
400 400
x–y+x+y= +
40 8
 2x = 10 + 50
60
 x=
2
 x = 30
So, speed of slower train, y = 50 – 30
= 20
 18
Therefore, required speed = 20  kmph
 5
= 72 kmph.
575 + 325
2. Speed of the train = m/s.
90
= 10 m/s
18
= 10  kmph
5
= 36 kmph.
 18 
3. Total distance travelled = 63 × × 50 m
 5 
= 875 m
So, length of bridge = (875 – 250) m
= 625 m
4. The first train is ahead by

= (35 × 1) miles
= 35 miles

35 35
So, time required for 2nd train to catch up = = = 1 hour
70 – 35 35
5
5. Relative speed here = (54 + 9) × m/s.
18
5
= 63  m/s.
18
= 17.5 m/s.
350
Therefore, required time = seconds
17.5
= 20 seconds
5
6. So, relative speed = (34 – 16) × m/s.
18
So, distance covered in 40 seconds
= (5  40) m
= 200 m
Therefore, length of second train = (200 – 125) m
= 75 m.
5
7. Relative speed here = ( 72 – 45)  m/s.
18
= 7.5 m/s.
So, length of faster train = (7.5  18) m
= 135 m
8. Let, the length of the train be x.

600 + 15x
So, = 90 [∵ 1.5 mins = 90 secs]
x
 600 + 15x = 90x
So, 75x = 600
 x=8
So, length of train,
= (15 × 8) m
= 120 m

Type 10: Geometric application
Practice Math:
1. A lady starts from P towards Q and realizes that at a point R, if he walks 50 km further he will be at a point S,
which is as far away from R as it is from Q. What is the distance between P and Q if the distance between P
and R is half the distance from R to Q?( Assume that P, Q, R and S are all on the same straight line)
2. Two buses A and B leave the same bus depot, A towards the North and B towards the East. The bus A travels
at a speed of 5 km/hr more than that of the bus B. If after four hours the distance between the two buses is
100 km, find the speed of the bus A.
3. If two planes leave the same airport at 1:00 PM. how many miles apart will they be at 3:00 PM if one travels
directly north at 300 mph and the other travels directly west at 400 mph?
a. 100 miles b. 500 miles c. 1000 miles d. 800 miles e. None of these
Answer:
1.a 2.c 3.c
Solution:
1. RS = 50km.
Given, QS = RS.
Again, PR = ½*RQ
Now, PQ = PR + RQ
= ½*RQ + RQ
= 3/2*RQ
= 3/2 *(RS + SQ)
= 3/2 * 2RS
= 3* 50km
= 150km
2. Let speed of bus B be x km/hr

So, speed of bus A = (x + 5) km/hr
After 4 hours, distance travelled by bus A = 4x + 20 km
Distance travelled by bus B = 4x km
Now, (4x)2 + (4x+20)2 = 1002
Or, 16x2 + 16x2 + 160x + 400 = 10000
Or, 32x2 + 160x – 9600 = 0

Or, x2 + 5x – 300 = 0
Or, x2 + 20x - 15x – 300 = 0
Or, x (x + 20) – 15 (x + 20) = 0
Or, (x + 20) (x - 15) = 0
So, x = –20,15
But x =-20 is not applicable.
So, x = 15
So, speed of bus A = 15 + 5 km/hr = 20km/hr
Option (c) is the correct answer.
3. The distance traveled by the plane going north in 2h = 600 miles

The distance traveled by the plane going south in 2h = 800 miles
N
600
W E
800
The distance between the planes = √6002 + 8002 = 1000 miles

Type 11: Races and Games
Practice Math:
1. In a 100 m race, A beats B by 10 m and C by 28 m. In the same race B beats C by::
2. A and B take part in 100 m race. A runs at 5 kmph. A gives B a head start of 8 m and still beats him by 8
seconds. The speed of B is:
a. 5.15 kmph b. 4.14 kmph c. 4.25 kmph d. 4.4 kmph e. None of these
3. In a 500 m race, the ratio of the speeds of two contestants A and B is 3 : 4. A has a head start of 140 m. Then,
A wins by:
4. A can run 22.5 m while B runs 25 m. In a kilometre race B beats A by:
a. 100 m b. 111 m c. 25 m d. 50 m e. 70 m
2
5. A runs 11 times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 80 m, how far must the winning post be so that A and B
3
might reach it at the same time?
a. 200 m b. 300 m c. 270 m d. 160 m e. 250 m
Answers:
1. b 2. b 3. c 4. a
5. a
Solution:
1. A: B = 100:(100 - 10) = 100: 90

A: C = 100:(100 - 28) = 100: 72
Now, B: C = B/A * A/C = 90/100 * 100/72 = 5:4
When B runs 5 m, C runs 4 m
So, when B runs 100 m, C runs 100*4/5 = 80m
So, B beats C by (100 - 80) = 20 m
Option (b) is the correct answer.
2. Speed of A = 5 *5/18 m/s = 25/18 m/s

Time taken by A to cover 100m = 100* 18/25 = 72s
Now, Time taken by B to cover (100 - 8) or 92m = (72 + 8) s = 80s
So, speed of B = 92/80 * 18/25 = 4.14 kmph

3. To reach the winning post A will have to cover a distance of (500 - 140) m = 360 m.
While A covers 3 m, B covers 4 m
While A covers 360 m, B covers 350*4/3 = 480m
So, when A reaches the winning post, B stays behind = (500 - 480) m = 20 m
4. When B runs 25 m, A runs 22.5 m

So, when B runs 1000m, A runs 1000*22.5/25 m = 900m
Therefore, B beats A by (1000-900) m = 100m
5. Ratio of the speeds of A and B = 5/3 :1 = 5:3

A & B finishes at the same time.
So, the 80m head start has to be gained within.
In each 5 m, A gains (5 - 3) m or 2 m over B.
Now, 2m is gained in a race of 5 m
So, 80m is gained in a race of 80*5/2 m = 200m

Type12: Upstream, downstream, still water - Value Identification
Practice Math:
1. A boat sailing against the current takes 6 hours to travel 36 km. If it had been sailing with the current the time
taken would have been only 4 hours. What is the speed of current?
a. 3km/hr b. 2.5 km/hr c. 2 km/hr d. 1.5 km/hr e. None of these
2. Two boats on the opposite shores of a river start moving towards each other. When they pass each other, they
are 600 yards from one shoreline. They each continue to the opposite shore, immediately turn around and
start back. When they meet again, they are 300 yards from the other shoreline. Each boat maintains a constant
speed throughout. How wide is the river?
a. 1000 yards b. 1050 yards c. 2000 yards d. 2100 yards e. none of these
3. A man rowed 3 miles upstream in 60 minutes. If the river flowed with a current of 3 miles per hour, how long
did the man's return trip take?
a. 20 minutes b. 30 minutes c. 45 minutes d. 60 minutes e. 80 minutes
4. A certain river has a current of 3 miles per hour. A boat takes thrice as long to travel upstream between two
points as it does to travel downstream between the same two points. What is the speed of the boat in still
water?
a. 3 mph b. 6 mph c. 9 mph d. 12 mph e. Cannot be determined
5. A boat travels for three hours with a current of 40 mph and then returns the same distance against the current
in 4 hours. What is the boat's speed in calm water?
6. With the wind, an airplane travels 1344 miles in seven hours. Against the wind, however, it takes eight hours.
Find the velocity of the wind.
7. A man can row 6 km/h in still water. The current in the river is running at 2 km/h. If it takes him 135 minutes
to row to a place and back, how far is the place?
a. 3 km b. 4.5 km c. 6 km d. 7.5 km e. None of these
8. A motorboat, whose speed is 15 km/hr in still water goes 40 km downstream and comes back in a total of 6
hours. The speed of the stream (in km/hr) is:
a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 10 e. None

9. In one hour, a boat goes 13 km/hr along the stream and 7 km/hr against the stream. The speed of the boat in
still water (in km/hr) is:
10. A boat can travel with a speed of 15 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 4 km/hr, find the time
taken by the boat to go 76 km downstream.
a. 2 hours b. 3 hours c. 4 hours d. 5 hours e. 6 hours
11. A boatman goes 2 km against the current in 1 hour and goes 1 km with the current in 15 minutes. How long
will it take to go 5 km in still water?
a. 1 hour b. 1 hr 20 min c. 1 hr 30 min d. 1 hr 40 min e. None
12. The speed of a motor boat itself is 16 km/h and the rate of flow of the river is 4 km/h. Moving with the stream,
the boat went 120 km. What distance will the boat cover during the same time going against the stream?
a. 2 hours b. 3 hours c. 4 hours d. 5 hours e. None of these
14. A man's speed with the current is 15 km/hr and the speed of the current is 2.5 km/hr. The man's speed against
the current is:
a. 8.5 km/hr b. 9 km/hr c. 10 km/hr d. 12.5 km/hr e. 15 km/hr
Answers:
1. d 2. b 3. a 4. b 5. e
6. c 7. c 8. b 9. d 10. c
11. d 12. b 13. c 14. c
Solution:
1. Speed against the current = 36/6 = 6 km/hr

Speed with the current = 36/4 = 9 km/hr
Now, Boat + Current = 9
Again, Boat – Current = 6
Or, 2 x Current = 3
Therefore, speed of current is 1.5 km/hr

2. Let, the speed of the first boat be A yard/hr and speed of the second boat be B yard/hr
Let, the width of the river be x yards
At time t1, At1 = x – 600, Bt1 = 600
Or, B/A = 600/ (x – 600)
Or, B = 600A/ (x – 600)
At time t2, At2 = x + 300, Bt2 = 2x – 300
Or, B/A = (2x – 300)/(x+300)
Now, 600/(x – 600) = (2x – 300)/(x + 300)
Or, 600x + 180000 = 2x2 – 300x – 1200x + 180000
Or, 2x2 = 600x + 300x + 1200x
Or, x2 = 2100x /2
Or, x2 = 1050x
Or, x = 1050
3. Speed of the boat against the current is 3 miles/hr

Speed of current is 3 miles/hr
So, Speed of the boat with the current = (3+3+3) miles/hr = 9 miles/hr
The return trip takes = 3/9 = 0.333 h = 20 minutes.
4. Let, the speed of the boat be x mph.

Speed downstream = x+3 mph
Speed upstream = x -3 mph
Let, the distance between the two points be y.
Now, time downstream = 3 x time upstream
Therefore, y (x+3) = 3y (x-3)
Or, x+3 = 3x - 9
Or, 2x = 12
Or, x =6
5. We know, Distance = Velocity x Time

Let, the speed of the boat be x mph.
Velocity Against the current X Time = Velocity with the current X Time
Or, Velocity against the current x 4 = 40 x 3
Or, Velocity against the current = 30
Now, Velocity of boat + Velocity of current = 40
And, Velocity of boat – Velocity of current = 30
Now, 2 x Velocity of boat = 70
Therefore, velocity of boat = 35

6. Speed of plane + velocity the wind = 1344/7 =192 mph
Speed of plane – velocity of the wind = 1344/8 168 mph
2 x velocity of wind = 24
Therefore, velocity of the wind = 12 mph
7. Let, the place is x km away

Velocity with the current = 8 km/h
Velocity against the current = 4 km/h
Total Time taken = (Distance/velocity against the current) + (Distance/Velocity with the current)
Or, 135/60 = (x/4) + (x/8)
Or, 135x8/60 = 2x + x
Or, x = 135x8/60x3
Or, x = 6
8. Let, the speed of current = x km/h

A/Q, 40/(15 + x) + 40/(15 – x) = 6
Or, (15 + x +15 – x) / (15 + x)(15 – x) = 6/40
Or, (15 + x)(15 – x) / 30 = 40/6
Or, 152 – x2 = 40 x 30 /6
Or, 225 – x2 = 200
Or, x2 = 225 – 200
Or, x2 = 25
Or, x =5
9. Speed of the boat + Speed of current = 13 km/h

Speed of the boat – Speed of current = 7 km/h
2 x Speed of boat = 20 km/h
Or, Speed of boat = 10
10. Speed of boat downstream = 15 + 4 = 19 km/h

Time to travel 76 km = 76/19 = 4h
11. Speed of boat – Speed of current = 2

Speed of boat + Speed of current = 1/0.25 = 4
2 x Speed of boat = 6
Time taken to travel 5 km = 5/3 = 1.67 = 1h 40 min

12. Speed of boat with the current = 20 km/h
Speed of boat against the current = 12 km/h
Time taken with the current = 120/20 = 6h
Therefore, the boat will travel against the current in 6 h = 6 x 12 = 72 km
13. Required time =

 68  hrs.
13 + 4
= 4 hrs
14. The man’s speed in still water is (15 – 2.5) km/hr = 125. km/hr
So, speed against current = (125 – 2.5) km/hr = 10 km/hr

Review Test:
1. A man travels for 6 hours at a rate of 50 miles per hour. His return trip takes him 9 hours. What is his average
speed for the whole trip?
a. 35.5 mph b. 40 mph c. 44.44 mph d. 45 mph e. 50 mph
2. Jawad travels to IBA from Uttara by car at a speed of 40 km per hour and returns to Uttara at a speed of 30
km per hour by an auto rickshaw. What is his average speed in the entire journey in km/hour?
a. 35 b. 34.3 c. 37.5 d. 35.3 e. 36
3. A hiker walked up Everest from a way station to an observation point and back to the way station by the same
route. His average speed for the ascent was 5 miles per hour, and his average speed for the descent was 9
miles per hour. If the observation point is exactly 14 miles from the way station, what was the hiker’s average
speed, in miles per hour, for the entire trip?
2 3 1 3
a. 7 mph b. 6 mph c. 3 mph d. 6 mph e. 4
5 7 3 5
4. One third of a certain journey was covered at the speed of 20 km per hour, one fourth at the rate of 30 km per
hour and the rest at the rate of 50 km per hour. Find the average speed (per hour) of the whole journey?
a. 28 km/hr b. 30 km/hr c. km/hr d. 40 km/hr e. None of these
5. Maksud drove from home at an average speed of 30 mph to a bus station. He then took a bus to his office at
an average speed of 90 mph. The entire distance was 210 miles; the entire trip took three hours. Find the
distance from the bus station to the office.
a. 30 miles b. 60 miles c. 120 miles d. 180 miles e. None of these
6. On a certain trip, a motorist drove 20 miles at 30 miles per hour, 20 miles at 40 miles per hour, and 50 miles at
50 miles per hour. What portion of the total driving time was spent driving 50 miles per hour?
5 7 2 6 12
a. b. c. d. e.
7 13 3 13 47
7. Running at a constant rate of 8 miles per hour, it takes Parsa exactly one hour to reach home from school. If
she walks at a constant rate of 6 miles per hour, how many minutes will the trip take?
a. 46 b. 80 c. 84 d. 62 e. 96
8. Jawad and Mahim started from point A and reached point B in 15 minutes and 12 minutes respectively. If the
traveling speed of Jawad was 3 km/hr less than that of Mahim, what was the distance between A and B in
kms?
a. 2 b. 4.9 c. 5 d. 3 e. None of these

9. Nahian usually takes an Uber to his University from his house at a speed of 45 km per hour. It takes him 20
minutes longer to take a rickshaw for the same distance at 18 km per hour. What is the distance (in km)
between his house and University?
10. A truck is traveling on a highway. At 8 A.M., it passes a lorry traveling in the same direction. The lorry continues
on the highway traveling at 70 mph while the truck travels at 85 mph. How far apart are the car and the truck
at 2 P.M?
a. 115 Miles b. 130 Miles c. 90 Miles d. 200 Miles e. 75 Miles
11. Mr. X and Mr. Y started from point A and reached point B in 18 minutes and 14 minutes respectively. If the
traveling speed of Mr. X was 7 km/hr less than that of Mr. Y, what was the distance between A and B in kms?
a. 8 b. 4.5 c. 6.8 d. 7.35 e. None of these
12. Two hikers start hiking from the starting point of a trail. The second hiker travels at 7 miles per hour and starts
3 hours after the first hiker who is traveling at 5 miles per hour. How much time will pass before the hiker
catches up with the first from the time the second hiker started hiking?
1 3
a. 5 hours b. 7 c. 4 d. 6 hours e. None of these
2 4
13. Arijit, Billu and Chunky start at the same time in the same direction to run around a circular stadium. Arijit
completes a round in 126 seconds, Billu in 231 seconds and Chunky in 297 seconds, all starting at the same
point. After what time will they all be again at the starting point?
a. 26 minutes and 18 seconds

b. 42 minutes and 36 seconds
c. 45 minutes and 38 seconds
d. 69 minutes and 18 seconds
e. None of these
14. A train leaves Abrar’s house and travels at 36 miles per hour. Two hours later, another train leaves from Abrar’s
house on the track parallel to the first train but it travels at 68 miles per hour. How far away from Omar's house
will the faster train pass the other train?
a. 160 miles b. 172 miles c. 153 miles d. 136 miles e. 197 miles
15. Two friends start at the same time from opposite ends of a course that is 75 miles long. One friend is travelling
at 18 mph and the second friend is traveling at 27 mph. How long after they begin will they meet?
a. 30 minutes b. 80 minutes c. 60 minutes d. 100 minutes e. None of these
16. Abir can run 14 miles per hour, while Manish can run only 11 miles per hour. If they start at the same time from
the same point, and run in opposite direction, how far apart will they be after 18 minutes?
a.6.5 miles b. 8 miles c. 7.5 miles d. 6 miles e. 7 miles

17. Manikganj and Comilla are 320 miles apart. If a train leaves Manikganj in the direction of Comilla, at 67 miles
per hour, how long will it take before that train meets another train, going from Manikganj to Comilla, at a
speed of 45 miles per hour?
a. 4 hours b. 4.33 hours c. 2.86 hours d. 5.67 hours e. 6.67 hours
Answers:
1. b 2. b 3. b 4. b 5. d 6. d 7. b
8. d 9. d 10. c 11. d 12. b 13. d 14. c
15. d 16. c 17. c
Solution:
1. Total distance travelled by the man initially is

(6 ×50) miles = 300 miles
Therefore, distance for return trip is also 300 miles. Time taken for return is a hours.
300 100
So, speed during return trip = = mph
9 3
100 10000
2×50× 10000 3
The average speed = 100
3
= 3
150+100 = × = 40
50+ 3 250
3 3
2. Distance traversed with both speeds is same.

2×40×30 2400
Therefore, average speed = = = 34.36 kmph
30+40 70
3. Since the distance travelled is same.

2×5×9 45 3
Therefore, average speed = = =6
9+5 7 7
4. Let the total distance be d.

𝑑⁄ 𝑑
So, time taken to cover 1⁄3 is, t1 = 3
=
20 60
𝑑⁄ 𝑑
time taken to cover 1⁄4 is, t2 = 4 =
30 120
1 1
time taken to cover (1 − ⁄3 − ⁄4) on,
5 5𝑑⁄ 𝑑
is, t3 = 12
=
12 50 120
𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒
Therefore, average speed =
𝑑
=
𝑡1 +𝑡2 +𝑡3

𝑑
= 𝑑 𝑑 𝑑
+ +
60 120 120
𝑑
= 4𝑑
120
𝑑×120
=
4𝑑
= 30 kmph
5. Let, the distance from bus station to office be x so, the distance from home to bus station is (210 – x)
210−𝑥
Therefore, time taken to go to station, t1 =
30
𝑥
time taken to go to office, t2 =
40
𝑥 210−𝑥
So, total time = +
40 30
𝑥+3×210−3𝑥
Or, 3 =
90
Or, 3 × 90 = −2x + 630
Or, 2x = 630 – 270
360
So, x = = 180
2
20 2
6. Time taken to drive 1st part, t1 = =
30 3
20 1
Time taken to drive 2nd part t2 = =
40 2
50
Time taken to drive 3rd part, t3 = =1
50
𝑡𝑖𝑚𝑒 𝑓𝑜𝑟 3𝑟𝑑 𝑝𝑎𝑟𝑡
So, required fraction,
1
=2 1
+ +1
3 2
1
= 4+3+6
6
6
=
13
7. Since the distance travelled is constant.

the ratio of speeds and respective time required world be inverse. Here, ratio of speeds is 8 : 6. So, ratio of
time is 6 : 8.
Therefore, if we consider time to reach home to be 7k minutes at 8 mph, then time to reach home at
7 mph is 8k.
Now, 7k = 60 mins
60
So, x = mins
6
60
Therefore, 8k = × 8 mins = 80 mins
6

𝑥 1
Then, speed of Jawad 1 is [∵15 mins = hrs]
⁄4 4
= 4x
𝑥 1
Speed of Mahim is 1 [∵12 mins = hrs]
⁄5 5
= 5x
Therefore, 5x – 4x = 3
x=3

𝑥
Therefore, time required for Uber
45
𝑥
Time required for Rickshaw
18
𝑥 𝑥 1 1
So, − = [∵20 mins = hrs]
18 45 3 3
5𝑥−2𝑥 1
 =
90 3
90
 3x =
3
30
∴x = = 10 km
3
10. Distance between truck and lorry

= relative speed × time
= (85 – 70) × 6 miles
= 90 miles

𝑥 10𝑥 18 3
Speed of Mr X is 18 on, [∵ mins = hrs]
⁄60 3 60 10
𝑥 10𝑥 14 7
Speed Mr. Y is 14⁄ on, [∵ mins = hrs]
60 7 60 30
30𝑥 10𝑥
Therefore, − =7
7 3
40𝑥−70𝑥
 =7
21
 20x = 147
147
So, x= = 7.35
20
12. The first already covered (3× 5) miles = 15 miles

Here, relative speed = (7 – 5) mph
= 2 mph
15
So, time required for 2nd hiker to catch up is = 7.5 hours
2

13. We have to determine the L.C.M of 126, 231 and 247 which is 4158 seconds.
4158
On, mins = 69.3 mins = 69 mins 18 seconds
60
14. The first train already covers, (36 × 2) miles

On, 72 miles
72
So, the faster train covers this distance in ( ) hours = 2.25 hours
68−36
Therefore, required distance from Abraer’s house is (2.25 × 68) miles = 153 miles.
15. Here, relative speed = (27+18) mph = 45 mph

75
So, they will meet after = ( ) × 60 minutes = 100 minutes
45
16. Relative speed = (14 + 11) mph = 25 mph

18
So, after 18 minutes, they will be apart by ( × 25) miles = 7.5 miles
60
17. Here, relative speed = (67 + 45) mph = 112 mph
320
Therefore, the Trains will meet after hours = 2.86 hours
112

Review test 2
2
1. An aeroplane covers a certain distance at a speed of 240 kmph in 5 hours. To cover the same distance in 1
3
hours, it must travel at a speed of:
2. If a person walks at 14 km/hr instead of 10 km/hr, he would have walked 20 km more. The actual distance
travelled by him is:
3. An ambulance travels 12 miles at a speed of 90 miles per hour. How fast must the ambulance travel on the
return trip if the round-trip travel time is to be 20 minutes?
a. 60 mph b. 55 pmh c. 60 mph d. 65 mph e. None of these
4. A Pathao car charges Tk 70 as base fare, Tk 4.2 for each 0.3 of a kilometer and Tk 150/ hour as the travelling
time charge. What will be the fare for a 9 kilometer trip if the travelling time is 140 minutes?
5. A traveller walked for two days. On the second day the traveller walked five hours longer and her speed was 4
miles per hour faster than that of the first day. If during the two days she walked a total of 231 miles and spent
a total of 23 hours, what was her speed (miles/hour) on the first day?
a. 9 b. 7 c. 5 d. 8 e. none of these
6. Zihan walks 25 blocks to work every morning at a rate of 5 miles per hour. If there are 50 blocks in a mile, how
long does it take him to walk to work?
a. 5 minutes b. 10 minutes c. 6 minutes d. 7.5 minutes e. 4.5 minutes
7. A train which is 390 m long, is running 45 kmph. In what time will it cross a person moving at 9 kmph in same
direction ?
8. At 10:00 a.m. train A left the Airport Railway Station and 3 hours later train B left the same station on a parallel
track. If train A averaged 50 kilometers per hour and train B averaged 65 kilometers per hour until B passed A,
at what time did B pass A) ?
a. 2:00 p.m. b. 5:00 p.m. c. 6:00 p.m. d. 11:00 p.m. e. 9:00 p.m.
9. A train 250 meters long, travelling at 63 km/h, completely crosses a bridge in 50 seconds. How long is the
bridge?
a. 700 m b. 650 m c. 800 m d. 625 m e. 500 m

10. Two trains are running on the same route at the rate of 35 and 70 miles per hour. If the first train starts out an
hour earlier, how long will it take the second train to catch up with it?
a. 1 hrs b. 4 hrs c. 3 hrs d. 2 hrs e. None of these
11. A train 350 meters long is moving at a speed of 54 km/hr. How long will it take to cross a man coming from
the opposite direction at a speed of 9 km/hr?
12. A train traveling at 108 km/h crosses a platform in 30 seconds and a man standing on the platform in 18
seconds. What is the length of the platform in meters?
13. A train 240 meters long moving at a speed of 90 km/hr crosses a train 360 meters long coming from the
opposite direction in 10 seconds. What was the speed of the second train?
a. 132 km/hr b. 126 km/hr c. 60 km/hr d. 50 km/hr e. 40 km/hr
14. A lady starts from P towards Q and realizes that at a point R, if he walks 50 km further he will be at a point S,
which is as far away from R as it is from Q. What is the distance between P and Q if the distance between P
and R is half the distance from R to Q?( Assume that P, Q, R and S are all on the same straight line)
15. Two buses A and B leave the same bus depot, A towards the North and B towards the East. The bus A travels
at a speed of 5 km/hr more than that of the bus B. If after four hours the distance between the two buses is
100 km, find the speed of the bus A.
16. In a 200 metres race A beats B by 35 m or 7 seconds. A's time over the course is:
17. A can run 22.5 m while B runs 25 m. In a kilometre race B beats A by:
a. 100 m b. 111 m c. 25 m d. 50 m e. 80 m
18. In a 300 m race A beats B by 22.5 m or 6 seconds. B's time over the course is:
2
19. A runs 11 times as fast as B. If A gives B a start of 80 m, how far must the winning post be so that A and B
3
might reach it at the same time?
a. 200 m b. 300 m c. 270 m d. 160 m e. 250 m

20. In one hour, a boat goes 13 km/hr along the stream and 7 km/hr against the stream. The speed of the boat in
still water (in km/hr) is:
a. 2 hours b. 3 hours c. 4 hours d. 5 hours e. 6 hours
22. A boatman goes 2 km against the current in 1 hour and goes 1 km with the current in 15 minutes. How long
will it take to go 5 km in still water?
a. 1 hour b. 1 hr 20 min c. 1 hr 30 min d. 1 hr 40 min e. None
23. A boat takes 90 minutes less to travel 36 miles downstream than to travel the same distance upstream. If the
speed of the boat in still water is 10 mph, the speed of the stream is:
a. 2 mph b. 2.5 mph c. 3 mph d. 4 mph e. 6 mph
24. A man can row at 5 kmph in still water. If the velocity of current is 1 kmph and it takes him 1 hour to row to a
place and come back, how far is the place?
a. 2.4 km b. 2.5 km c. 3 km d. 3.6 km e. None of these
25. A boat covers a certain distance downstream in 1 hour, while it comes back in 1.5 hours. If the speed of the
stream be 3 kmph, what is the speed of the boat in still water?
26. In one hour, a boat goes 11km along the stream and 5km against the stream. The speed of the boat in still
water (in km/hr)is:
27. A man rows downstream 32 km and 14 km upstream. If he takes 6 hours to cover each distance, then the
velocity (in kmph) of the current is:
a. 0.5 kmph b. 1 kmph c. 1.5 kmph d. 2 kmph e.. 3 kmph
28. If a man rows at the rate of 6 kmph in still water and his rate against the current is 4.5 kmph, then the man’s
rate along the current is
a. 6 kmph b. 7.5 kmph c. 6.5kmph d. 8 kmph e. 9 kmph
29. A boat moves upstream at the rate of 1 km in 20 minutes and downstream 1 km in 12 minutes. The speed of
the current is :
a. 1 kmph b. 2 kmph c. 3 kmph d. 2.5 kmph e. None of these

Answers:
1. d 2. a 3. a 4. d 5. b 6. c
7. b 8. d 9. d 10. a 11. a 12. a
13. b 14. 15. c 16. c 17. a 18. b
19. a 20. d 21. c 22. d 23. a 24. a
25. d 26. c 27. c 28. b 29.
Solution:
30. Total distance to be covered = 240 × 5 = 1200 kms.

1200
Therefore, required speed = = 720 kmph.
5
3
2. If the time spent walking is t,

then, t (14 – 10) = 20
20
 t=
4
So, t=5
Therefore, distance actually covered = 10 × 5 = 50 kms
3. Time required to cover the 12 miles =

12 × 60 minutes = 8 minutes.
90 
So, time left round trip = (20 – 8) = 12 minutes
12
Therefore, required speed = = 60 mph.
12
60
9 140
4. Total fare = Tk. 70 + Tk. × 4.2 + Tk. 150 × = Tk. 546.
0.3 60
5. Let, the time travelled on the first day be t.

So, t + t + 5 = 23
 2t = 18
So, t=9
Let, the speed on the first day be x.
So, 9x + 14(x + 4) = 231
 9x + 14x + 56 = 231
 25x = 175

175
So, x= =7
25
6. Here, 50 block = 1 mile

So, 25 blocks = 0.5 miles
Therefore, Zihan takes = (0.5/5) hours = 1/10 hours = 6 minutes
7. A person is considered a point object.

5
So, distance to be covered = 390 m and relative speed = (45 – 9)  m/s = 10 m/s.
18
390
So, time required = seconds = 39 seconds
10
8. In 3 hours, train A will go ahead by = (50 × 30) kms
So, time required for train B to catch up is

 150  hrs = 10 hrs.
65 – 50
So, trains will meet up at 11:00 pm.
 18 
9. Total distance travelled = 63 × × 50 m = 875 m
 5 
So, length of bridge = (875 – 250) m = 625 m
10. The first train is ahead by = (35 × 1) miles = 35 miles

35 35
So, time required for 2nd train to catch up = = = 1 hour
70 – 35 35
5 5
11. Relative speed here = (54 + 9) × m/s. = 63  m/s. = 17.5 m/s.
18 18
350
Therefore, required time = seconds = 20 seconds
17.5
100 × 5
12. Speed of train = = 30 m/s.
18
Total distance travelled is (30 × 30) m = 900 m
And length of platform (922 – 540) m = 360 m

13. Total distance = (240 + 360) m = 600 m
600
So, relative speed = = 60 m/s.
10
18
Therefore, speed of second train = (60 – 25) m/s. = 35 m/s.= 35 × = 126 kmph
5
14. RS = 50km.
Given, QS = RS.
Again, PR = ½*RQ
Now, PQ = PR + RQ
= ½*RQ + RQ
= 3/2*RQ
= 3/2 *(RS + SQ)
= 3/2 * 2RS
= 3* 50km
= 150km
15. Let speed of bus B be x km/hr

So, speed of bus A = (x + 5) km/hr
After 4 hours, distance travelled by bus A = 4x + 20 km
Distance travelled by bus B = 4x km
Now, (4x)2 + (4x+20)2 = 1002
Or, 16x2 + 16x2 + 160x + 400 = 10000
Or, 32x2 + 160x – 9600 = 0
Or, x2 + 5x – 300 = 0
Or, x2 + 20x - 15x – 300 = 0
Or, x (x + 20) – 15 (x + 20) = 0
Or, (x + 20) (x - 15) = 0
So, x = –20,15
But x =-20 is not applicable.
So, x = 15
So, speed of bus A = 15 + 5 km/hr = 20 km/hr
16. B is beaten by 35 meter or 7 seconds.

So, B runs 35 m in 7 s
B covers 200 m in 200*7/35 s= 40 s
So, A’s time = 40 – 7 s = 33 s
Options (c) is the correct answer.

17. When B runs 25 m, A runs 22.5 m
So, when B runs 1000m, A runs 1000*22.5/25 m = 900m
Therefore, B beats A by (1000-900) m = 100m
18. B is beaten by 22.5 meter or 6 seconds.

So, B runs 22.5 m in 6 s
B covers 300 m in 300*6/22.5 s= 80 s
19. Ratio of the speeds of A and B = 5/3 :1 = 5:3

A & B finishes at the same time.
So, the 80m head start has to be gained within.
In each 5 m, A gains (5 – 3) m or 2 m over B.
Now, 2m is gained in a race of 5 m
So, 80m is gained in a race of 80*5/2 m = 200m
20. Speed of the boat + Speed of current = 13 km/h

Speed of the boat – Speed of current = 7 km/h
2 x Speed of boat = 20 km/h
21. Speed of boat downstream = 15 + 4 = 19 km/h

Time to travel 76 km = 76/19 = 4h
22. Speed of boat – Speed of current = 2

Speed of boat + Speed of current = 1/0.25 = 4
2 x Speed of boat = 6
Time taken to travel 5 km = 5/3 = 1.67 = 1h 40 min
23. Let, speed of Stream be x.

36 36
So, – = 1.5
10 – x 10 + x
360 + 36x – 360 + 36x
 = 1.5
100 – x2
72x
 = 100 – x2
1.5
 48x = 100 – x2
 x2 + 48x – 100 = 0
 x2 + 50c – 2x – 100=0

 x (x + 50) – 2(x + 50) = 0
 (x + 50) (x – 2) = 0
So, x = – 50 or, x = 2
But, x ≠ – 50
So, x = 2.

x x
So, + =1
6 4
2x + 3x
 =1
12
12
 x=
5
So, x = 2.4
25. So, the ratio of the time is 1 : 1.5 or, 2 : 3

So, ratio of speed upstream and downstream is 3 : 2
Let, speed of boat in still water be x.
x+3 3
Therefore, =
x–3 2
 2x + 6 = 3x – 9
 x = 15
26. Let, the speed of boat be x

The speed of stream be y
A/Q
x + y = 11 ........ (i)
x – y = 5 ......... (ii)
Adding (i) and (ii), we get,
2x = 16
So, x=8

The speed of current be y
A/Q
32
x+y= ........ (i)
6
16
x–y= .......... (ii)
4

18
2y =
6
 2y = 3
So, y = 1.5
28. The rate of the current is (6 – 4.5) = 1.5 kmph

Therefore, speed with current = (6 + 1.5) kmph = 7.5 kmph

The speed of current be y
A/Q
1
x+y= = 5 ........ (i)
12
60
1
x–y= = 3 .......... (ii)
20
60
 2y = 2
So, y=1

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For calculating Average Speed we look at the following cases:

Case I: When time remains constant and speed varies

Average speed = Total distance/ Total time taken

Average speed = 2xy/(x + y) km/h

a. 6.5 kmph b. 12. kmph c. 28.5 kmph d. 30 kmph e. None of these

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a. 30 b. 60 c. 80 d. 100 e. None of these

Let, the distance form Jawad’s home to school be 2d.

Option (b) is the correct answer

Option (a) is the correct answer.

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Option (d) is the correct answer

4. Distance traversed by Parsa with both speeds is the same. Therefore,

2𝑥𝑦 2× 30× 20 1200

Option (c) is the correct answer

5. Let, the total distance travelled by Ash be d.

Option (b) is the correct answer

6. Distance traversed by Nafisa with speeds is equal.

Option (c) is the correct answer

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a. 4 hours b. 2 hours c. 3 hours d. 2.5 hours e. 6 hours

a. 12 mph b. 30 mph c. 45 mph d. 60 mph e. 75 mph

1. Let the distance travelled on foot be x

Option (c) is the correct answer

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Option (c) is the correct answer

Option (d) is the correct answer

Option (e) is the correct answer

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a. 5 kmph b. 6 kmph c. 6.25 kmph d. 7.5 kmph e. None of these

a. 36 kmph b. 32 kmph c. 34 kmph d. 35 kmph e. None of these

a. 33 kms b. 132 kms c. 36 kms d. 144 kms e. None of these

a. 30 min b. 60 min c. 70 min d. 50 min e. None of these

1. Let, speed of Abhay is x kmph

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Option (a) is the correct answer

2. Let, total distance be x

Again, from (ii),

Dividing (iv) by (iii), we get,

Putting value of y in (i), we get,

Option (d) is the correct answer

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Option (b) is the correct answer

4. Let, the total distance be x.

Option (b) is the correct answer

Option (b) is the correct answer

Option (a) is the correct answer

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a. 70 km/hr b. 75 km/hr c. 84 km/hr d. 87.5 km/hr e. None of these

a. 5:2 b. 20:9 c. 11: 5 d. 2: 5 e. 25: 1

1. Given, ratio of speeds is 7 : 8

Option (d) is the correct answer

2. Let, the speed of the train be x

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Option (c) is the correct answer

3. Let, the total distance be 5x.

Option (b) is the correct answer

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a. 5.5 b. 5 c. 4.8 d. 4.5 e. 6

a. 25% b. 27.5% c. 33.33% d. 35% e. None of these

1. Let, the speed of the car be x.