Model 3 Problems on average speed Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 31 [SSC CGL Tier-I (CBE) 2016]

A man covers a total distance of 100 km on bicycle. For the first 2 hours, the speed was 20 km/ hr and for the rest of the journey, it came down to 10 km/hr. The average speed will be

a) 15$1/8$ km/hr

b) 20 km/hr

c) 12$1/2$ km/hr

d) 13 km/hr

Question : 32 [SSC CGL Prelim 1999]

A boy rides his bicycle 10km at an average speed of 12 km/hr and again travels 12 km at an average speed of 10 km/hr. His average speed for the entire trip is approximately :

a) 11.0 km/hr

b) 12.2 km/hr

c) 10.4 km/hr

d) 10.8 km/hr

Question : 33 [SSC CGL Prelim 2007]

A man covers half of his journey at 6km/hr and the remaining half at 3km/hr. His average speed is

a) 4 km/hr

b) 3 km/hr

c) 9 km/hr

d) 4.5 km/hr

Question : 34 [SSC SAS 2010]

A person went from A to B at an average speed of x km/hr and returned from B to A at an average speed of y km/hr. What was his average speed during the total journey ?

a) $2/{x + y}$

b) $1/x + 1/y$

c) ${x + y}/{2xy}$

d) ${2xy}/{x + y}$

Question : 35 [SSC CHSL 2012]

A man goes from Mysore to Bangalore at a uniform speed of 40 km/hr and comes back to Mysore at a uniform speed of 60 km/hr. His average speed for the whole journey is

a) 54 km/hr

b) 55 km/hr

c) 48 km/hr

d) 50 km/hr