Model 6 Change in speed Vs Change with time travel Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Question : 1 [SSC CPO S.I.2009]

A car can cover a certain distance in 4$1/2$ hours. If the speed is increased by 5 km/hour, it would take $1/2$ hour less to cover the same distance. Find the slower speed of the car.

a) 40 km/hour

b) 45 km/hour

c) 60 km/hour

d) 50 km/hour

Question : 2 [SSC FCI Assistant Grade-III 2012]

If a train runs at 40 km/hour, it reaches its destination late by 11 minutes. But if it runs at 50 km/ hour, it is late by 5 minutes only. The correct time (in minutes) for the train to complete the journey is

a) 15

b) 19

c) 21

d) 13

Question : 3 [SSC MTS 2011]

When a person cycled at 10 km per hour he arrived at his office 6 minutes late. He arrived 6 minutes early, when he increased his speed by 2 km per hour. The distance of his office from the starting place is

a) 7 km

b) 12 km

c) 16 km

d) 6 km

Question : 4 [SSC CGL Tier-II 2013]

If a boy walks from his house to school at the rate of 4 km per hour, he reaches the school 10 minutes earlier than the scheduled time. However, if he walks at the rate of 3 km per hour, he reaches 10 minutes late. Find the distance of his school from his house.

a) 4 km

b) 6 km

c) 4.5 km

d) 5 km

Question : 5 [SSC CGL Prelim 2003]

A man covered a certain distance at some speed. Had he moved 3 km per hour faster, he would have taken 40 minutes less. If he had moved 2 km per hour slower, he would have taken 40 minutes more. The distance (in km) is :

a) 35

b) 36$2/3$

c) 40

d) 20