Time Speed and Distance Questions with Solutions (Basic)

Q. I walk to a town at 312321 kmph, rest there for 45 minutes and ride back at 712721 kmph. Find the distance to the town, if the total time spent by me is 6 hrs 37 min.

Q2. A train overtakes two persons who are walking in the same direction in which the train is going, at the rate of 2 kmph and 4 kmph and passes them completely in 9 seconds and 10 seconds respectively. The length of  the train (in metres) is

Q3. A man reaches his office 30 min late, if he walks from his home at 3 km per hour and reaches 40 min early if he walks at 4 km per hour. How far is his office from his house(km)

Q4. Raju, walking at the rate of 6 kmph, covers a certain distance in three hours. In how much time will Raju cover this distance running at the speed of 18 kmph(in hrs)

Q5. Two cyclists start together to travel to a certain destination, one at the rate of 4 kmph and the other at the rate of 5 kmph. Find the distance if the former arrives half an hour after the latter.

Q6. Two trains 121 m and 99 m in length respectively are running in opposite directions, one at the rate of 40 kmph and the other at the rate

of 32 kmph. How long will they take to be completely clear of each other from the moment they meet?

Q7. A jeep travels a distance of 100 km at a uniform speed. If the speed of the jeep is 5 kmph more, then it takes 1 hour less to cover the same distance. The original speed of the jeep is

Q8. Two athletes cover the same distance at the rate of 10 and 15 kmph respectively. Find the distance travelled when one takes 15 minutes longer than the other.

Q9. A motorcyclist covers 4 successive 4 km stretches at speeds of 20 kmph, 30 kmph, 40 kmph, and 50 kmph respectively. Find the average speed over the total distance.

Q10. Ram and Shyam travel the same distance at the speeds of 10 kmph and  15 kmph respectively. If Ram takes 30 min longer than Shyam, then the  distance travelled is

Q11. A vendor takes 10 hours to walk to a certain place and cycle back. He would have gained three hours if he had covered both routes on cycle.  How long would he have taken to walk both ways(in hrs)?

Q12. If Sita walks at 5 kmph, she misses her train by 10 minutes. If she walks at 7 kmph, she reaches the station 10 minutes early. How much distance does she walk to the station?

Q13. Rahul can cover the distance to his school in 15 minutes. He covers  2/3rd of it at the rate of 5 kmph and the remaining at the rate of 10  kmph. The total distance to the school is

Q14. A friend is spotted by Lalloo at a distance of 200 m. When Lalloo starts to approach him, the friend also starts moving in the same direction as  Lalloo. If the speed of his friend is 15 kmph, and that of Lalloo is 20  kmph, then how far will the friend have to walk before Lalloo meets him?

Q15. A distance is covered at a certain speed in a certain time. If the double of this distance is covered in four times the time, then what is the ratio of the two speeds?

Q16. Raghunandan completes 9/30th of his total journey by ship, 5/18th by a horse carriage and the remaining 10 km on foot. The length of the total  journey is

Q17. Walking at 4/7^th of his usual speed, Ramu gets late by 15 minutes. Find the time he would have taken walking at his usual speed.

Q18. If I take as much time in running 15 m as a car takes in covering 36 m,  then find the distance I can cover in the time taken by the car to travel 1  km.

Q19. Ramesh runs 22.4 kmph. How many metres does he run in five minutes?

Q20. A handcart has to cover a distance of 120 km in 15 hours. If it covers half the distance in 4/7th of the time, then what speed should it maintain in order to cover the remaining journey in the scheduled time?