Time and work problems speed distance and related quantitative aptitude topics. - One Line Questions
1.
A person walks at 4 km/hr. How long will it take him to walk 6 km? —
1.5 hours
2.
A boat can travel at 10 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 2 km/hr, what is the time taken by the boat to travel 24 km downstream? —
2 hours
3.
A can complete a piece of work in 18 days. B can complete the same work in 24 days. If they work together for 8 days, what fraction of the work is left? —
1/3
4.
A can do a piece of work in 12 days and B can do it in 18 days. They work together for 6 days. The remaining work is done by C alone in 4 days. In how many days can C alone do the work? —
18 days
5.
Ram can paint a house in 20 days. Sham can paint the same house in 30 days. If they work together, how long will it take them to paint the house? —
12 days
6.
A can do a work in 25 days. B can do it in 20 days. They start working together. After 10 days, B leaves. In how many days will A finish the remaining work? —
15 days
7.
Two trains running in opposite directions cross each other in 15 seconds. The first train is 100 meters long and travels at 60 km/hr. The second train is 150 meters long and travels at 48 km/hr. What is the time taken for the first train to pass a man on the second train? —
12 seconds
8.
A train traveling at 60 km/hr crosses a platform in 10 seconds. What is the length of the train if the platform is 150 meters long? —
250 meters
9.
A train moving at 80 km/hr crosses a man standing on a platform in 5 seconds. What is the length of the train? —
111.11 meters
10.
A train traveling at 54 km/hr crosses a signal pole in 10 seconds. What is the length of the train? —
150 meters
11.
A train 150 meters long crosses a platform in 15 seconds. If the speed of the train is 60 km/hr, what is the length of the platform? —
150 meters
12.
A train traveling at 90 km/hr crosses a train 150 meters long and traveling in the same direction at 72 km/hr in 25 seconds. What is the length of the first train? —
125 meters
13.
A car travels at a speed of 72 km/hr. How many meters will it cover in 1 minute? —
1200 meters
14.
A man can complete a work in 15 days. He works for 5 days and then B completes the remaining work in 10 days. In how many days can B alone complete the work? —
20 days
15.
A can do a work in 20 days and B can do it in 30 days. They work together for 10 days. The remaining work is completed by C in 5 days. In how many days can C alone do the work? —
30 days
16.
A and B can do a work in 30 days and 45 days respectively. They start working together, but B leaves after 15 days. In how many days will A finish the remaining work? —
20 days
17.
A train of length 200 meters crosses a bridge in 20 seconds. If the speed of the train is 72 km/hr, what is the length of the bridge? —
200 meters
18.
A journey is completed in 10 hours. The first half of the journey is covered at 30 km/hr and the second half at 40 km/hr. What is the total distance of the journey? —
171.4 km
19.
A train of length 180 meters crosses a platform in 12 seconds. If the speed of the train is 72 km/hr, what is the length of the platform? —
240 meters
20.
A can finish a work in 5 days and B can finish it in 10 days. How many days will they take to finish the work if they work together? —
3.5 days
21.
Two trains start at the same time from two stations P and Q towards each other. After crossing each other, they take 9 hours and 4 hours respectively to reach their destinations. What is the ratio of their speeds? —
3:2
22.
Two trains, P and Q, start at the same time from two stations X and Y towards each other. After crossing each other, train P takes 6 hours to reach Y and train Q takes 2.4 hours to reach X. What is the ratio of the speeds of P and Q? —
2:3
23.
A can do a piece of work in 30 days. B can do it in 20 days. They work together for 6 days. The remaining work is done by C in 12 days. In how many days can C alone do the work? —
30 days
24.
A can do a work in 15 days. B can do it in 20 days. They work together for 5 days. The remaining work is done by C in 10 days. In how many days can C alone do the work? —
30 days
25.
If a man walks at 5 km/hr, he reaches his destination 10 minutes late. If he walks at 6 km/hr, he reaches 5 minutes early. What is the distance he has to cover? —
30 km
26.
Two trains of lengths 100 meters and 150 meters are running on parallel tracks at speeds of 40 km/hr and 50 km/hr respectively. In how much time will they cross each other when running in the same direction? —
30 seconds
27.
A bus travels from city A to city B in 5 hours. If it reduces its speed by 10 km/hr, it takes 6 hours to cover the same distance. What is the distance between city A and city B? —
300 km
28.
A man can row a boat at 9 km/hr in still water. If the river flows at 3 km/hr, what is the time taken to row 48 km downstream? —
4 hours
29.
A can complete a work in 40 days. B can complete the same work in 60 days. They work together for 10 days. The remaining work is done by C in 15 days. In how many days can C alone do the work? —
30 days
30.
A train 200 meters long crosses a platform in 25 seconds. If the speed of the train is 72 km/hr, what is the length of the platform? —
350 meters
31.
A person travels from A to B at 30 km/hr and from B to A at 40 km/hr. What is his average speed for the entire journey? —
34.28 km/hr
32.
A can complete a work in 7 days. B can complete the same work in 14 days. If they work together, how many days will it take to complete the work? —
4.67 days
33.
A can complete a work in 16 days. B can complete the same work in 12 days. A starts the work and works for 4 days. Then B joins him. In how many days will the remaining work be completed? —
4.5 days
34.
A man can row a boat at 12 km/hr in still water. If the river flows at 4 km/hr, what is the time taken to row 80 km downstream? —
5 hours
35.
A man covers a distance of 50 km in 10 hours. His average speed is: —
5 km/hr
36.
A person travels from point A to point B at a speed of 40 km/hr and returns from B to A at a speed of 60 km/hr. What is the average speed for the entire journey? —
48 km/hr
37.
If A can complete a work in 10 days and B can complete the same work in 15 days, in how many days can both A and B complete the work together? —
6 days
38.
Two men A and B can complete a work in 10 days and 15 days respectively. They start working together, but A leaves after 5 days. In how many days will B finish the remaining work? —
10 days
39.
A man can row a boat at 8 km/hr in still water. If the speed of the stream is 3 km/hr, what is the time taken to row 55 km upstream? —
7 hours
40.
A train 100 meters long is moving at 50 km/hr. How long does it take to pass a man standing on the platform? —
6.48 seconds
41.
A train 120 meters long passes a pole in 6 seconds. What is the speed of the train in km/hr? —
60 km/hr
42.
A train traveling at 72 km/hr crosses a signal pole in 5 seconds. What is the length of the train? —
100 meters
43.
A car travels the first 100 km at a speed of 50 km/hr and the next 100 km at a speed of 75 km/hr. What is the average speed of the car for the total journey? —
60 km/hr
44.
A and B can complete a work in 10 days and 12 days respectively. They start working together. After 3 days, A leaves. In how many days will B finish the remaining work? —
9 days
45.
A and B can do a work in 12 days and 18 days respectively. They start working together. After 6 days, A leaves. In how many days will B finish the remaining work? —
9 days
46.
A and B can complete a work in 10 days and 15 days respectively. They start working together. After 4 days, A leaves. In how many days will B finish the remaining work? —
9 days
47.
A car travels at 60 km/hr for the first 2 hours and at 80 km/hr for the next 3 hours. What is the average speed of the car for the entire journey? —
68 km/hr
48.
A boat travels upstream at 6 km/hr and downstream at 10 km/hr. What is the speed of the boat in still water? —
8 km/hr
49.
A train leaves station A at 8:00 AM and reaches station B at 12:00 PM. If the distance between station A and station B is 400 km, what is the speed of the train? —
100 km/hr
50.
Two trains are running in opposite directions at 60 km/hr and 36 km/hr. If the length of the first train is 150 meters and it crosses a man on the second train in 5 seconds, what is the length of the second train? —
100 meters