A Man travelled a distance of 61 km in 9 hours. He travelled partly on foot at 4 km/hr and partly on bicycle at 9 km/hr. What is the distance travelled on foot?
A. 12 km
B. 14 km
C. 16 km
D. 18 km
Basic Arithmetic
A person walking at 5/6th of his usual speed is 40 minutes late to his office. What is his usual travel time to his office?
A. 3 hours 20 minutes
B. 3 hours 15 minutes
C. 3 hours 30 minutes
D. 3 hours
Excluding stoppages, the speed of a bus is 54 kmph and including stoppages, it is 45 kmph. For how many minutes does the bus stop per hour?
A. 12
B. 11
C. 10
D. 9
At 10 a.m. two trains started traveling toward each other from stations 287 miles apart. They passed each other at 1:30 p.m. the same day. If the average speed of the faster train exceeded the average speed of the slower train by 6 miles per hour, which of the following represents the speed of the faster train, in miles per hour?
A. 38
B. 40
C. 44
D. 48
Walking at 80% of his usual speed, a man is 10 mins late to his office. Find the usual time taken by hime to reach his office.
A. 20 minutes
B. 30 minutes
C. 40 minutes
D. 50 minutes
A person crosses a 600 m long street in 5 minutes. What is his speed in km per hour?
A. 8.2
B. 4.2
C. 6.1
D. 7.2
A man travels a distance of 2 km by walking at a speed of 6 km/hr. He returns back at a speed of 4 km/hr. What is his average speed?
A. 4.5 kmph
B. 4.8 kmph
C. 5 kmph
D. 5.1 kmph
A and B go cycling in the same direction with speeds of 6 km/hr and 12 km/hr. A car from behind passes them in 9 and 10 seconds respectively. What is the speed of the car?
A. 22 km/hr
B. 33 km/hr
C. 66 km/hr
D. 44 km/hr
In a journey of 24 miles, two thirds of the distance was travelled with a speed of 40 mph and the remaining with 60 mph. How much time did the journey take?
A. 14.4 minutes
B. 20 minutes
C. 28.8 minutes
D. 32 minutes
Three towns X, Y, and Z are on a river which flows uniformly. Y is equidistant from X and Z. If a boats man rows from X to Y and back in 10 hours and X to Z in 4 hours, find the ratio of speed of the boats man in still water to the speed of the current.
A. 2:5
B. 5:3
C. 3:5
D. 1:2