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1.	A motorist travels to a place 100 Kms away at an average speed of 50 km/h and returns with 40 km/h. His average speed for the whole journey is:
A.	44.4 km/h
B.	45 km/h
C.	45.4 km/h
D.	48 km/h
Answer» B. 45 km/h

Discussion

2.	A thief steals a motorcar at 1 pm and drives it at 45 km an hour. The theft is discovered at 2 P:M and owner sets off in another car at 54 km an hour when will he overtake the thief?
A.	7:00P.P
B.	6:00P.P
C.	9:00P.P
D.	6:30P.P
Answer» B. 6:00P.P

Discussion

3.	A train travels a certain distance at 40 km per hour on an average with stoppages and without stoppages its speed is 50 km per hour. How much time on an average per hour it stops.
A.	14 min
B.	18 min
C.	12 min
D.	16 min
Answer» D. 16 min

Discussion

4.	An air plane travels m miles at the rate of h miles per hour. The time consumed for trip is:
A.	H/m
B.	H+m
C.	M/h
D.	M-h
Answer» D. M-h

Discussion

5.	An athlete runs 1 km in 3 minutes. The speed of running in meters per minute is
A.	111?
B.	222?
C.	444?
D.	333?
Answer» E.

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6.	An automobile passes city X at 9.55 AM and city Y at 10.15 AM. City X is 30 miles from city Y. What is the average rate of the automobile in mph?
A.	10
B.	30
C.	90
D.	120
Answer» D. 120

Discussion

7.	By walking 3/5 of the usual speed a man reaches offices 20 minute late. What is usual time?
A.	50min
B.	1 hr
C.	30 min
D.	45 min
Answer» D. 45 min

Discussion

8.	I walk to a place and return back by car taking 5 hours for the whole trip. If I had walked both ways I would have taken 4 hours longer. How long would I have taken if I had traveled both ways by car?
A.	1?2
B.	1
C.	1 1?2
D.	2
Answer» C. 1 1?2

Discussion

9.	Car A travels 64 kms in 30 minutes car B travels 178 kms in 2 hrs 15 minutes. Which car is traveling faster?
A.	Car A
B.	Car B
C.	Both are moving at same speeds
D.	Can not be determined from the given information
Answer» B. Car B

Discussion

10.	During a journey a car travels at an average speed of 53 km/h for first hour and at an average speed of 49 km/h for the next two hours. What is the distance of the whole journey?
A.	152
B.	251
C.	151
D.	351
Answer» D. 351

Discussion

11.	If I walk at 3 km/h I miss train by 2 minutes. If however I walk at 4 km km/h I reach the station 3 minutes earlier. What is the distance of station?
A.	3/4 km
B.	4/5 km
C.	1 km
D.	5/4 km
Answer» D. 5/4 km

Discussion

12.	In a race of one km A beats B by 5 seconds and by a distance of 40 meters. How long does B take to run one km.
A.	120 seconds
B.	125 seconds
C.	130 seconds
D.	150 seconds
Answer» C. 130 seconds

Discussion

13.	If you travel 120 Kms in 3 hours then your speed of traveling per hour will be :
A.	20
B.	80
C.	40
D.	100
Answer» B. 80

Discussion

14.	If I walk to my office at 6 km/h I arrive 6 minutes earlier. If however I walk at 4 km/h I arrive 4 minute late. The distance I have to travel is:
A.	2
B.	2.5
C.	3
D.	4
Answer» B. 2.5

Discussion

15.	In the above question determine the time he took for 12 Km walk (in hours).
A.	3
B.	4
C.	2.83
D.	5
Answer» D. 5

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16.	A cyclist travels at an average speed of 10 km/h for the first 1/2 hour and at an average speed of 12 km/h for the next 1 1/2 hr. Find the distance of the whole journey:
A.	33
B.	53
C.	23
D.	43
Answer» D. 43

Discussion

17.	A hare sees a dog 100 meters away from her and scuds off in the opposite direction at a speed of 12 km an hour. A minutes later the dog perceives her and gives chase at a speed of 16 km per hour. At what distance from the spot where the hare took fight started from?
A.	900m
B.	1000m
C.	1650m
D.	1100m
Answer» B. 1000m

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18.	A lorry travels from town A to town B at 54 km/h. A car travels from town B to town A at 80 Km/h. If both vehicles start their journeys at the same time and meet each other at the way after traveling for 1 hour 30 minutes. Find the distance between town A and town B.
A.	200
B.	210
C.	350
D.	201
Answer» E.

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19.	A man rode out a certain distance by train at the rate of 25 km per hour and walked back at the rate of 4 km per hour. The whole journey took 5 hours 40 minutes. What distance did he ride?
A.	25 km
B.	20 km
C.	35 km
D.	18 km
Answer» C. 35 km

Discussion

20.	A man started on a walk of 12 km after walking half the distance at x km/h he decreased his speed by 1/2 km/h. He completed his walk in 10 minutes later than he would have done if he had not decreased his speed. Find the value of x.
A.	5
B.	4.5
C.	5.5
D.	6
Answer» C. 5.5

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21.	A man traveling an hour by car and another hour by plane covers a total distance of 850 Kms. If the average speed of plane taken by the man was 16 times that of the car. What was the distance covered by the car.
A.	40
B.	50
C.	60
D.	65
Answer» C. 60

Discussion

22.	A man travels 120 Km to a town. He could have reached the town 2/5 hrs. earlier had he increased his speed by 15 km/h. Find the speed at which he travels?
A.	40
B.	50
C.	60
D.	65
Answer» D. 65

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23.	A man walked 15 kms from A to B at a uniform speed. If he were to increase his speed by 4 km/h he would have saved 60 min on the journey. Find his speed in km/h.
A.	6
B.	8
C.	9
D.	5
Answer» B. 8

Discussion

24.	A man walked 3300 meters in 30 minutes. His speed for journey in meters per minute will be:
A.	120
B.	125
C.	100
D.	110
Answer» E.

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25.	A motorcyclist goes from Karachi to Hyderabad a distance of 192 km at an average speed of 32 km/h. Another man driving a car starts 2 1/2 hours after the first but reaches there half an hour earlier. The speed of car is:
A.	64
B.	96
C.	80
D.	25.6
Answer» B. 96

Discussion

26.	Mr. Khan went for a trip in his car which travels 14.5 km on 1 liter petrol. The reading of speedometer was 19034. )-Km when he started his journey and read 19396.5 Km after he had completed his journey. How many liters of petrol are consumed?
A.	25
B.	45
C.	30
D.	50
Answer» B. 45

Discussion

27.	On a trip a man travels at the rate of 40 mph for the first 100 miles and then at 50 mph for the next 100 miles. The average speed (in miles/hr) for the first 200 miles of this trip:
A.	22.2
B.	22.5
C.	44.4
D.	45
Answer» D. 45

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28.	Saad and Ammar live 150 miles apart. They each drive towards the others home along a straight road connecting the two. Saad at a constant rate of 30 mph and Ammar at a constant rate of 50 mph. If Saad and Ammar leave their hourse at the same time how many miles are they from Saads house when they meet?
A.	40
B.	51 1?2
C.	56 1?4
D.	75
Answer» D. 75

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29.	Steve ran 12 mile race at an average speed of 8 miles/hr. If Adam ran the same race at an average speed of 6 miles/hr how many minutes longer than Steve did Adam take to complete the race?
A.	24
B.	16
C.	30
D.	12
Answer» D. 12

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30.	The average speed of a car in a journey is 40 km/h. If time taken for this journey is 2 1?2 hours then the distance covered will be:
A.	100
B.	200
C.	500
D.	300
Answer» B. 200

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31.	The distance between A and B is 1800 miles. How long (in hours) would it take a train with an average speed of 60 mph to make the trip?
A.	30
B.	39
C.	48
D.	300
Answer» B. 39

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32.	The distance between Montreal and Washington is 600 miles. A train leaving Washington at 7.00 AM arrives at Montreal at 3.00 PM. What is the average rate of train in mph?
A.	24
B.	37.5
C.	48
D.	75
Answer» E.

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33.	Two cyclists do the same journey by traveling respectively at the rate of 9 and 19km an hour. Find the length of the journey when one takes 32 minutes longer than the other.
A.	8.32 km
B.	15.52 km
C.	10.02 km
D.	9.12 km
Answer» E.

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34.	Two men start together to walk a certain distance one at 4 km an hour and the other at 4/3 km an hour. The former arrives half an hour before the latter. Find the distance.
A.	15km
B.	10km
C.	18km
D.	22km
Answer» C. 18km

Discussion

35.	Two motor cars start from one point and move along two roads at right angles. If their speeds be respectively 36 km and 48 km an hour find the distance between them 15 seconds after the start.
A.	250m
B.	230m
C.	170m
D.	320m
Answer» B. 230m

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A motorist travels to a place 100 Kms away at an average speed of 50 km/h and returns with 40 km/h. His average speed for the whole journey is:

A thief steals a motorcar at 1 pm and drives it at 45 km an hour. The theft is discovered at 2 P:M and owner sets off in another car at 54 km an hour when will he overtake the thief?

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An air plane travels m miles at the rate of h miles per hour. The time consumed for trip is:

An athlete runs 1 km in 3 minutes. The speed of running in meters per minute is

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By walking 3/5 of the usual speed a man reaches offices 20 minute late. What is usual time?

I walk to a place and return back by car taking 5 hours for the whole trip. If I had walked both ways I would have taken 4 hours longer. How long would I have taken if I had traveled both ways by car?

Car A travels 64 kms in 30 minutes car B travels 178 kms in 2 hrs 15 minutes. Which car is traveling faster?

During a journey a car travels at an average speed of 53 km/h for first hour and at an average speed of 49 km/h for the next two hours. What is the distance of the whole journey?

If I walk at 3 km/h I miss train by 2 minutes. If however I walk at 4 km km/h I reach the station 3 minutes earlier. What is the distance of station?

In a race of one km A beats B by 5 seconds and by a distance of 40 meters. How long does B take to run one km.

If you travel 120 Kms in 3 hours then your speed of traveling per hour will be :

If I walk to my office at 6 km/h I arrive 6 minutes earlier. If however I walk at 4 km/h I arrive 4 minute late. The distance I have to travel is:

In the above question determine the time he took for 12 Km walk (in hours).

A cyclist travels at an average speed of 10 km/h for the first 1/2 hour and at an average speed of 12 km/h for the next 1 1/2 hr. Find the distance of the whole journey:

A hare sees a dog 100 meters away from her and scuds off in the opposite direction at a speed of 12 km an hour. A minutes later the dog perceives her and gives chase at a speed of 16 km per hour. At what distance from the spot where the hare took fight started from?

A lorry travels from town A to town B at 54 km/h. A car travels from town B to town A at 80 Km/h. If both vehicles start their journeys at the same time and meet each other at the way after traveling for 1 hour 30 minutes. Find the distance between town A and town B.

A man rode out a certain distance by train at the rate of 25 km per hour and walked back at the rate of 4 km per hour. The whole journey took 5 hours 40 minutes. What distance did he ride?

A man started on a walk of 12 km after walking half the distance at x km/h he decreased his speed by 1/2 km/h. He completed his walk in 10 minutes later than he would have done if he had not decreased his speed. Find the value of x.

A man traveling an hour by car and another hour by plane covers a total distance of 850 Kms. If the average speed of plane taken by the man was 16 times that of the car. What was the distance covered by the car.

A man travels 120 Km to a town. He could have reached the town 2/5 hrs. earlier had he increased his speed by 15 km/h. Find the speed at which he travels?

A man walked 15 kms from A to B at a uniform speed. If he were to increase his speed by 4 km/h he would have saved 60 min on the journey. Find his speed in km/h.

A man walked 3300 meters in 30 minutes. His speed for journey in meters per minute will be:

A motorcyclist goes from Karachi to Hyderabad a distance of 192 km at an average speed of 32 km/h. Another man driving a car starts 2 1/2 hours after the first but reaches there half an hour earlier. The speed of car is:

Mr. Khan went for a trip in his car which travels 14.5 km on 1 liter petrol. The reading of speedometer was 19034. )-Km when he started his journey and read 19396.5 Km after he had completed his journey. How many liters of petrol are consumed?

On a trip a man travels at the rate of 40 mph for the first 100 miles and then at 50 mph for the next 100 miles. The average speed (in miles/hr) for the first 200 miles of this trip:

Steve ran 12 mile race at an average speed of 8 miles/hr. If Adam ran the same race at an average speed of 6 miles/hr how many minutes longer than Steve did Adam take to complete the race?

The average speed of a car in a journey is 40 km/h. If time taken for this journey is 2 1?2 hours then the distance covered will be:

The distance between A and B is 1800 miles. How long (in hours) would it take a train with an average speed of 60 mph to make the trip?

The distance between Montreal and Washington is 600 miles. A train leaving Washington at 7.00 AM arrives at Montreal at 3.00 PM. What is the average rate of train in mph?

Two cyclists do the same journey by traveling respectively at the rate of 9 and 19km an hour. Find the length of the journey when one takes 32 minutes longer than the other.

Two men start together to walk a certain distance one at 4 km an hour and the other at 4/3 km an hour. The former arrives half an hour before the latter. Find the distance.

Two motor cars start from one point and move along two roads at right angles. If their speeds be respectively 36 km and 48 km an hour find the distance between them 15 seconds after the start.