TIME AND DISTANCE

IMPORTANDT FACTS AND FORMULAE

Distance

Distance

1. Speed =

, Time =
Time

Distance

= (Speed x Time)

Speed

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2.

18

x km/hr = x X

m/sec

3. x m /sec = x

km/hr

18

4. If the ratio of the speeds of A and B is a a : b, then the ratio of the times taken by them to cover
1
the same distance is

1
:

or b : a .
b

5. Suppose a man covers a certain distance t x km /hr and an equal distance t y km /hr. Then ,the
2xy
average speed during the whole journey is

km/hr.
x + y

EX.1.
How many minutes does Aditya take to cover a distance of 400 m, if he runs at a speed of
20 km/hr?
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Sol.

Adityas speed = 20 km/hr = 20 x

50
m/sec =

18

m/sec.
9

9
:

Time taken to cover 4000m = 400 x

12
sec

50

= 72 sec

= 1

1
min = 1

60

min.
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Ex.2.
A cyclist covers a distance of 750 m in 2 min 30 sec. What is the speed in km/hr of the
cyclist?
750
Sol.

18

Speed =

m/sec = 5m/sec = 5 x
150

Ex.3.

km/hr = 18km/hr.
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Express a speed of 18 km/hr in meters per second.

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Sol.

18 km/hr = 10 x

m/sec

= 5 meters /sec.

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Ex.4

Express 10 m/sec in km/hr.

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Sol.

10 m/sec = 10 x

km/hr. = 36 km/hr.
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Ex.5.
A dog takes 4 leaps for every 5 leaps of a hare but 3 leaps of a dog are equal to 4 laps of the
hare. Compare their speeds.

Sol.

Let the distance covered in 1 leap of the dog be x and that covered in 1 leap of the hare be y.
4
Then , 3x = 4y => x =
3

Ex.6.

16
y

=> 4x =

y.
3

Ratio of speeds of dog and hare = Ratio of distances covered by them in the same time
16
16
= 4x : 5y =
y : 5y =
: 5 = 16 : 15.
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3

While covering a distance of 24 km, a man noticed that after walking for 1 hour and 40
5
minutes, the distance covered by him was
of the remaining distance. What was his speed in
metres per second?
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Sol.

Let the speed be x km/hr.

5x

Then , distance covered in 1 hr. 40 min. i.e., 1

hrs

km.
3

5x
Remaining distance = 24 -

km.
3

5x
:

5
=

5x

5x

24 7

72 - 5x
7x = 72 - 5x

=
3

12x = 72 x = 6
5
Hence, speed = 6 km/hr =

6x

5
m/sec =

18

2
m/sec = 1

m/sec.
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Ex.7. A man covers a certain distance by car driving at 70 km/hr and he reuturns back to the starting
point riding on a scooter at 55 km/hr. Find his average speed for the whole journey.

2 x 70 x 55
Sol.

Average speed =

km/hr.
70 + 55

Ex.8. A man covers a certain distance between his house and office on scooter . Having an aerage
speed of 30 km/hr, he is late by 10 min. However, with a speed of 40km/hr ,he reaches his office 5
min earlier.
Find the distance between his house and office.

Sol.

Let the distance be x km.

x
Time taken to cover x km at 30km/hr =

hrs.
30
x

Time taken to cover x km at 40 km/hr =

hrs.
40

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Difference between the time taken = 15 min =

hr.
4

30

=
40

or

4x - 3x = 30 or x = 30

Hence , the required distance is 30 km.

Ex.9. Peter can cover a certain distance in 1 hr. 24 min. by covering two third of the distance at 4
kmph and the rest at 5 kmph .Find the total distance.

Sol.

Let the total distance be x km. Then,

2

1
x

3
+

=
5

+
6

7x = 42

=
15

x = 6.

Total distance = 6 km.

Ex.10. A man travelled from the village to the post - office at the rate of 25 kmph and walked back at
the rate of 4 kmph .If the whole journey took 5 hours 48 minutes, find the distance of the post office
from the village.
2xy
Sol.

Average speed =

2 x 25 x 4
km/hr.

200

km/hr =

x + y

25 + 4

4
Distance travelled in 5 hours 48 minutes i.e., 5

29

200
hrs =

29
x

29

km/hr.

km = 40 km.
5

40
:

Distance of the post office from the village =

= 20 km.
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Ex.11. A man walking with a speed of 5 km/hr reaches his target 5 minutes late .If he walks at a
speed of 6 km/hr, he reaches on time. Find the distance of his target from his house.

Sol.

This is similar to Ex. 4 . Here the difference in time is 5 minutes only. Thus required distance
5x6
5
5
=
x
=
km = 2.5 km.
6- 5
60
2

Ex.12. A boy walking at a speed of 10km/hr reaches his school 15 minutes late. Next time he
increases his speed by 2 km/hr , but still he is late by 5 minutes. Find the distance of his school from
his house.
1
Sol.

Here, the difference in time = 15 5 = 10 minutes. =

hours.
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His speed during next journey = 10 + 2 = 12 km/hr.

12 x 10
:

required distance =

1
x

12 10

= 10 km.
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Ex.13. A train travelling 25 km an hour leaves Delhi at 9 a.m. and another train travelling 35 km an
hour starts at 2 p.m. in the same direction. How many km from Delhi will they be together?

Sol.

The first train has a start of 25 x 5 km and the second train gains (35 25) or 10 km per hour.

The second train will gain 25 x 5 km in

25 x 5

1
or 12

10

hours.
2

1
:

The required distance from Delhi = 12

1
x 35 km = 437

km. Ans.
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Ex.14. A boy goes to school at a speed of 3 km/hr and returns to the village at a speed of 2 km/hr. If
he takes 5 hrs in all, what is the distance between the village and the school?
Sol.

Let the required distance be x km.

x
Then time taken during the first journey =

hr.
3
x

And time taken during the second journey =

hr.
2

2x + 3x

:
:

+
= 5 =>
= 5 =>
3
2
6
x = 6 , Then required distance = 6 km.

5x = 30.

Ex.15. A man takes 8 hours to walk to a certain place and ride back. However, he could have gained 2
hrs, if he had covered both ways by riding. How long would he have taken to walk both ways?

Sol.

Walking time + Riding time = 8hrs (1)

2 Riding time = 8 2 = 6 hrs. (2)
2 x (1) - (2) gives the results
2 x walking time = 2 x 8 6 = 10 hrs.

Both ways walking will take 10 hrs.

Ex.16. A train leaves Patna at 5 a.m. and reaches Delhi at 9 a.m. Another train leaves Delhi at 6.30
a.m. and reaches Patna at 10 a.m. At what time do the two trains meet?

Sol.

By Direct Formula:
(9.00 5.00)(10.00 5.00)
They will meet at = 5 a.m. +
(9.00 5.00) + (10.00 6.30)
4x5
= 5 a.m. +

2
hrs = 5 a.m. +

7.5

hrs = 7.40 a.m.

3

1
Note: (10.00 6.30) = 3.30 =

hrs. = 3.5 hrs.

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Ex.17. The distance between two stations, Delhi and Amritsar, is 450 km. A train starts at 4 p.m. from
Delhi and moves towards Amritsar at an average speed of 60 km/hr. Another train starts from
Amritsar at 3.20 p.m. and moves towards Delhi at an average speed of 80 km/hr .How far from Delhi
will the two trains meet and at what time?
Sol.

Suppose the trains met at a distance of x km from Delhi .Let the trains from Delhi and Amritsar
40
be A and B respectively. Then, - ( Time taken by A to cover x km ) =
(see note)
60
450 - x

40

=
80
60
60
3(450 - x) 4x = 160 => 7x = 1190

=>

x = 170.

Thus the trains meet at a distance of 170 km from Delhi.

170
Time taken by A to cover 170 km =

hrs. = 2hrs 50 min.

60

So, the trains meet at 6.50 p.m.

40
Note: RHS = 4. 00 p.m. - 3.20 p.m. = 40 minutes

hr.
60

LHS comes from the fact that the train from Amritsar took 40 minutes more to travel up to the
meeting point because it had started its journey at 3.20 p.m. whereas the train from Delhi had started
its journey at 4 p. m. and the meeting time is the same for both the trains.
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Ex.18. Running

of his usual speed, a person improves his timing by 10 minutes .Find his usual

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time to cover the distance.

Sol.

This is similar to Ex 10, but not exactly the same .in this case, the speed is increased and hence
the time is reduced. Whereas it was just opposite in Ex. 10.
You should try to solve this question by detailed method .

Direct Formula for such question is slightly changed and is given as:
Improved time
Usual time =

10
=

= 40minutes.

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Ex.19. Two guns were fired from the same place at and interval of 13 minutes but a person in a train
approaching the place hears the second report 12 minutes 30 seconds after the first. Find the speed of
the train, supposing that sound travels at 330 meters per second.
Sol.
It is easy to see that the distance travelled by the train in 12 min.30 seconds could be travelled
by sound in (13 min. 12min. 30 seconds) = 30 seconds.
1
:

The train travels 330 x 30 meters in 12

min.

2
:

The speed of the train per hour

330 x 30 x 2 x 60

1188

13

or 47

25 x 1000

km.

25

Ans.

25

Ex.20. Without any stoppage a person travels a certain distance at an average speed of 80 kmph, and
with stoppages he covers the same distance at an average speed of 60 kmph. How many minutes per
hour does he stop?
Sol.

Let the total distance be x km.

x
Time taken at the speed of 80 km/hr =

hrs.
80
x

Time taken at the speed of 60 km/hr =

hrs.
60

x
:

He rested for

20x

60

80
x

hrs. =

His rest per hour =

240

hrs.

60 x 80
x
=

240

60

60

240

=
x

hrs. = 15 minutes.

Ans.

Ex.21. An aeroplane flies along the four sides of a square at the speeds of 200,400,600 and 800
km/hr. Find the average speed of the plane around the field.
Sol.
Let each side of the square be x km and let the average speed of the plane around the field be y
km/hr. Then,
x

x
+

200
:

x
+

400

x
+

600

4x

800

25x

=
y

4x

2400

2400 x 4
y =

=
y

= 384.
25

Average speed = 384 km/hr.

Ex.22. I walk a certain distance and ride back taking a total time of 37 minutes .I could walk both
ways in 55 minutes .How long would it take me to ride both ways ?
Sol.

Let the distance be x km. Then,

(Time taken to walk x km) + (Time taken to ride x km) = 37 min.

=>

(Time taken to walk 2x km) + (Time taken to ride 2x km) = 74 min.

But , time taken to walk 2x km = 55 min.

Time taken to ride 2x km = (74 55) min. = 19 min.

Ex.23. A and B are two stations 390 km apart. A train starts from A at 10 a.m. and travels towards B
at 65 kmph. Another train starts from Bat 11 a.m. and travels towards A at 35 kmph. At what time do
they meet?

Sol.

Suppose they meet x hours after 10 a.m. Then,

(Distance moved by first in x hrs.) +

[ Distance moved by second in (x 1) hrs. ]= 390.

1

65x + 35(x 1) = 390 => 100x = 425 => x = 4

.
4

So, they meet 4 hrs. 15 min. after 10 a.m. I. e., at 2.15 p.m.
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Ex.24. Walking at
the journey.

of its usual seed, a train is 10 minutes too late. Find its usual time to cover
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Sol.

5
New speed =

of the usual speed

6
6

New time taken =

of the usual time

5

6
So,

of the usual time

- (usual time) = 10 min.

5
1
=>

of the usual time = 10 min. =>

usual time = 50 min.

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Ex.25. A goods train leaves a station at a certain time and at a fixed speed. After 6 hours, an express
train leaves the same station and moves in the same directions at a uniform speed of 90 kmph. This
train catches up the goods train in 4 hours . Find the speed of the goods train.
Sol.

Let the speed of the goods train be x kmph.

Distance covered by goods train in 10 hours

= Distance covered by express train in 4 hours
:

10x = 4 x 90 or x = 36.
So, speed of goods train = 36 kmph.

Ex.26. A man in a train notices that he can count 21 telephone posts in one minute. If they are
known to be 50 metres apart, then at what speed is the train travelling?
Sol.

Number of gaps between 21 telephone posts = 20

Distance travelled in 1 minute = (50 x 20) m = 1000 m = 1 km.

Speed = 60 km/hr.

Ex.27. A man complete a journey in 10 hours .He travels first half of the journey at the rate of 21
km/hr and second half at the rate of 24 km/hr . Find the total journey in km.
Sol.

Let the total distance be x km.Then,

1

1
X

2
+

21

x
= 10

24

=>

x
+

21

= 20
24
168 x 20

=> 15x = 168 x 20 =>

x =

= 224 km.
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Ex.28. A thief is spotted by a policeman from a distance of 100 metres. When the policeman starts
the chase, the thief also starts running. If the speed of the thief be 8 km. /hr and that the policeman
10 km./hr , how far the thief will have run before he is overtaken ?
Sol.

Relatives speed of the policeman = (10 8) km/hr = 2 km/hr.

100

Time taken by policeman to cover 100 m =

x
1000

1
In

hr

8 x

1
hrs, the thief covers a distance of

20

2
km =

20

hr.
20

km = 400 m.
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Ex.29.
If a man walks at the rate of 5 kmph , he misses a train by 7 minutes. However , if he walks
at the rate of 6 kmph, he reaches the station 5 minutes before the arrival of the train .Find the
distance covered by him to reach the station.
Sol.

Let the required distance be x km.

1
Difference in the times taken at two speeds = 12 min =

hr.
5

x
:

x
-

1
=

< = > 6x - 5x = 6 < = > x = .6

Hence, the required distance is 6 km.

Ex.30.

A car moves t the speed of 80 km./hr .What is the speed of the car in metres per second?

Sol.

Speed = 80 x

200
m / sec =

18

2
m / sec = 22

m / sec.
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