Mathematical Ability Test

[Topic: Time & Distance] MAA4

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1. Mahaboob covers the distance from A to B at the speed of 6 km per hour and it takes him 12 kms to cover the same in the return direction. What is the average speed per hour? a. 4 km/hr b. 6 km/hr c. 8 km/hr d. 8.5 km/hr

2. The distance between two cities Chennai and Trichy is 390 kms. Two race bikes Yamaha and Honda simultaneously start from both places and travel towards each other. The ratio of their speed is 5:8 and the speed of Honda is 80 km/hr. At what time will the bikes meet each other? a. 4 hrs b. 3 hrs c. 5 hrs d. 3.5 hrs

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3. Electric posts are placed 40 metres apart along side a track. A biker, starting from the first pole, reaches the 8th pole with the speed of 56kms per hour. Find out the time taken to cover the distance. a. 12 sec Page | 2 b. 16 sec c. 14 sec d. 18 sec 4. A jet aircraft takes 4 hours to travel to a destination, which is 4800 kms away. The return flight takes 6 hours to reach the origin. Calculate the speed of the aircraft with the assumption that wind speed and direction remain the same. a. 800 km/hr b. 900 km/hr c. 1000 km/hr d. 750 km/hr 5. A destination is 200 kms away. A biker after covering half the distance develops engine snag and manages to travel at half his original speed, which results in his reaching the destination 4 hours late. Find the original speed of the biker. a. 30 km/hr b. 33 km/hr c. 28 km/hr d. 25km/hr 6. Anuja cycles to a bus stop at 3 km/hour but misses the bus by 6 minutes. The next time, she increases her speed by 1 km/hr, yet misses the bus by 3 minutes. What is the distance to the bus stand? a. 0.5 km b. 0.7 km c. 0.6 km d. 0.55 km

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7. The speed of a car and a van are in the ratio 3:4. The car takes 40 minutes more than the van to reach a spot. Find out in what time that the car reaches the spot. a. 1 1/3 hrs b. 2 1/3 hrs Page | 3 c. 2 2/3 hrs d. 1 hrs 8. Ram and Shyam start walking simultaneously from x to y, the distance between the two being 42 kms. Rams speed is 3km/hr and that of Shyam is 4km/hr. Shyam reaches y and returns immediately to meet Ram at a place z. Find the distance between x and z. a. 28 kms b. 30 kms c. 36 kms d. 38kms 9. Supriya covers a distance of 24 kms to school by walking half way and running the remaining distance in order to reach on time. Her walking speed is 4km/hr and the speed doubles when she runs. How much time will it take Supriya to reach the school? a. 4 hours b. 4.5 hours c. 5 hours d. 5.5 hours 10. To cross a poll, a passenger train of 140 metre long, takes 20 seconds. What is the speed of the train? a. 7 metres/sec b. 10 metres/sec c. 9 metres/sec d. none of the above

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11. A taxi driver covers a distance of 100 kms from A to B at a speed of 20 km/hr and in the return direction by the same route, at a speed of 30 kms/hr. What is the average speed for the entire journey? a. 26 kms/hr b. 28 kms/hr Page | 4 c. 24 kms/hr d. 22 kms/hr 12. Nisha walks at a uniform speed of 5km/hour and 4 hours after her start, Usha bicycles after her at a uniform speed of 10km/hr. How far from the starting point will Usha catch up with Nisha? a. 30 kms b. 25 kms c. 40 kms d. none of the above 13. Sethu can run 40 kms in 5 hours. If he doubles up his speed, find out the time taken to reach a destination 80 kms away from his residence. a. 4 kms b. 5 kms c. 6 kms d. 5.5 kms 14. Raja undertakes a journey of 100 kms. The first 40 kms is covered at the speed of 8 km/hr, then he increases his speed and covers the rest of the distance at 10 km/hr. Find the average speed of Raja for the entire journey. a. 9 1/11 km/hr b. 9 3/11 km/hr c. 8 7/8 km/hr d. none of the above 15. If a train whose length is 300 metres passes a standing man in 12 seconds, in what time will it pass a bridge of 500 metres length? a. 29 sec b. 31 sec c. 28 sec d. 32 sec
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16. An express train travels a distance of 200 kms with an average speed of 100 km/hr without stopping at intermittent stations. But as an ordinary train with stoppages, it covers the same distance with an average speed of 80km/hr. If so, Page | 5 how many minutes does the train stop per hour? a. 15 min b. 14 min c. 12 min d. 11 min 17. Charminar express with a length of 180 metres and Hyderabad express whose length is 120 metres run in opposite directions at the speed of 60km/hr and 48km/hr respectively. In what time will they cross each other fully? a. 10 sec b. 12 sec c. 14 sec d. 16 sec 18. A 280 metres long passenger train with a speed of 130km/hr crosses a goods train of length 220 metres coming from opposite direction in 10 seconds. Find the speed of the goods train. a. 50 km/hr b. 60 km/hr c. 65km/hr d. none of the above 19. A train with a speed of 40km/hr passes a cyclist coming in the opposite direction in 3 seconds. If the cyclist were to go in the same direction, the train would have taken 2 seconds more to pass him. What is the speed of the cyclist? a. 10 km/hr b. 12 km/hr c. 8 km/hr d. 7 km/hr

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20. Stations Chennai and Tirunelveli are 1000 kms apart from each other. Train A leaves Chennai at an average speed of 200kms/hr. After half an hour, train B leaves Tirunelveli towards Chennai at an average speed of 100kms/hr. The Page | 6 distance from Chennai, when the two trains will meet is: a. 700 kms b. 800 kms c. 850 kms d. none of the above

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Explanation/Hints Average speed = 2xy where x and y are 2 speeds. x+y = (2 X 6 X 12)/18 = 8 km/hr, option c

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Let the speed of Yamaha and Honda be 5x,8x respectively. Hence speed of Yamaha = 5x =50. So relative speed of 2 bikes = 80+50 = 130. Meeting time = Total distance/Relative speed = 390/130 = 3 hrs option b Distance to be covered = 7 X 40 = 40 = 280 metres. Time taken = 280 56 X 5/18 = 18 sec, option d

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Let x km be the speed of the aircraft and y km be the speed of the wind. Hence, speed of onward flight = x + y and that of return = x y. We get 4800/(x+y) = 4 and 4800/(x-y) =6 Solving x = 1000 km/hr, option c

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Let the original speed be x km/hr, normal time taken would be = 200/x hrs. Now the biker travels 100 kms at x km/hr and remaining 100 kms at x/2 kms/hr. Given: 100/x + 100/(x/2) = 200/x + 4 => x = 25 km/hr option d

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Let the distance to bus stand be x kms. Given : x/3 6/60 = x/4 3/60. Solving, x = .6 km, option c

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Ratio of speed = 3:4, hence ratio of time = 4:3. Let the time taken by car and van be 4x and 3x respectively. Given: 4x 3x = x= 40/60 hrs = 2/3 hrs => the car takes 2/3 X 4 = 8/3 hours = 2 2/3 hours, option c

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x--------------------z------------------y Distance between y to z = (Distance x to y) X speeds) = 42 x 1/7 = 6kms. DIFFICULT Hence distance between x to z = 42 6 = 36 kms option c (difference between (sum of speeds)

Required time = Time taken for walking + Time taken for running = 12/4 + 12/8 = 4.5 hrs, option b Speed of the train = distance/time = 140/20 = 7 met/sec, option a Distance covered is same both ways. Hence average speed = 2xy/(x+y) = (2 X 20 X 30) / 50 = 24 km/hr option c

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Distance covered by Nisha in 4 hours = 5 X 4 = 20 kms. Relative speed of Usha with respect to Nisha = 10 5 = 5km/hr. Hence, time taken by Usha to catch up = 20/5 = 4 hours , hence distance covered in 4 hours by Usha = 4 X 10kms = 40 kms, option c

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Sethu covers 40 kms in 5 hrs=> speed = 8 km/hr Revised speed = 8 X 2 = 16 kms/hr To cover 80 kms, it would take 5 hours, option b

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Time taken to cover 40 km @ 8 km/hr = 5 hrs. To cover the rest of 60 kms at a speed of 10km/hr, it will take 6 hrs. Hence, average speed = Total distance/total time = 100/11 = 9 1/11 km/hr, option a Speed of train = 300/12 = 25 min/sec Time taken by the train to pass the bridge of 500 met length =(500 + 300)/25 = 32 seconds, option d

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The distance covered is the SAME Hence stoppage time/hour = Difference in speed/faster speed per hour = 100 80 = 20 100 hr = 12 min/hr, option c 100 which is 1/5

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Relative speed of two trains = 108 km/hr = 108 X 5/18 = 30met/sec. Distance to be covered = 180 + 120 = 300 metres, hence time taken = 300/30 = 10 seconds, option a

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Distance covered = 280 + 220 = 500 metres. Relative speed of 2 trains = 500/10 = 50 metres/sec = 50 X 18/5 = 180 km/hr. Therefore, speed of goods train = 180 130 = 50 km/hr, option a

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Let the speed of the cyclist be x km/hr. Relative speed when traveling in opposite direction = 40 + x and when traveling in same direction = 40 x. Ratio of time taken = 3 : 5. Hence we have the following: 3(40 + x) = 5(40 x) => x = 10km/hr, option a Distance covered by train A in half an hour = 100 kms. Remaining distance = 900 kms. Ratio of speed = 200 : 100 = 2:1 Train A will cover 2/3 X 900 = 600 kms and Train B will cover 300 kms. Total distance covered by train A = 600 + 100 = 700 kms, option a

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