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[Aptitude] TSD: Average Speed made easy without Formulas (Our Good ol
STD-Table Method!)
If youve mastered the STD table method for Time n Work my previous articles, then
Average speed is a piece of cake.
Absolutely No need to mugup any formula for average speed.
1. Case 1: Distance covered in two phases
Approach #1: Good ol STD Table
Step1: Fill up all cells of STD Table
Step2: Addition
Approach #2: Alligiation method
2. Case 2: Distance covered in three phases
Step1: Fill up all cells of STD table
Step2: Addition
Alligiation for three phase?

Case 1: Distance covered in two phases

Champaklal covers 20 kms at the speed of 15kmph and other 10kms at the
speed of 6kmph. What is his average speed throughout this journey?

Approach #1: Good ol STD Table

Step1: Fill up the Table
Phase 1 Phase 2
Speed

15

Time

??

??

Distance 20

10

We dont know how much time he took for each phase but we can find it using STD
formula
Speed x time = distance
15 x time = 20
Time for phase1=20/15=4/3
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Similarly find the time taken for phase 2 and update the table
Phase 1 Phase 2
Speed

15

Time

4/3

5/3

Distance 20

10

Important note about STD table:

While solving Time n Work problems, you can only do addition or subtraction in
Speed and distance cells only.
But for solving average speed you can do only do addition or subtraction in Time
and Distance cells only.

Step2: Addition in last column

Now make a new column and do the addition of phase 1 and 2.
Phase 1 Phase 2 Total=Phase1+2
Speed

15

??

Time

4/3

5/3

4/3+5/3=9/3=3

Distance 20

10

20+10=30

Run STD formula for last column

Speed x time = distance
Speed x 3 = 30
Speed =30 / 3
Speed =10kmph
Final answer: Champaks Average speed = 10kmph

Approach #2: Alligiation method

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Average speed is nothing but a weightage average and since journey was finished in
two phases, we can run the alligiation method.
IF you dont know the Alligiation (Wine+Water) method, Click ME
Step1 is same here. Fill up all the cells in STD table just like we did in above method.
Phase 1 Phase 2
Speed

15

Time

4/3

5/3

Distance 20

10

Now run the alligiation method (Wine and Water Mixture) using speed as
concentration and Time as volume
Speed
6
(concentration)
Time
(Volume)

Average speed m
15
(between 6 to 15)

5/3

4/3

Run the visual move

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Answer: average speed =10kmph

Case 2: Distance covered in three phases

Jethalal travels for 30 minutes @50kmph
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For the other 20 minutes, he travels @speed of 30kmph

For the 60 minutes, at the speed of 60kmph.
Find his average speed for this journey.
For STD table to work, Everything must be in same unit, you can see here time is given
in minutes but speed is given in kmph. Better convert time into hour.
30 minutes = hour
20 minutes=20/60=1/3 hour
60 minutes= obviously 1 hour!
Now we are in business.

Step1: Fill up all cells of STD table

Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3
Speed (kmph) 50

30

60

Time (hr)

1/3

Distance
Run STD formula on phase1
Speed x time = distance
50 x =distance
Distance=25 km
Same procedure for phase 2 and 3.
Update the table.
Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3
Speed (kmph) 50

30

60

Time (hr)

1/3

Distance

25

10

60

Step2: Addition in last column

Make a new column for total of Phase 1+2+3
Remember we can only add distance and time but not speed.
Phase 1 Phase 2 Phase 3 Total
Speed (kmph) 50

30

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Time (hr)

1/3

+1/3+1=11/6

Distance

25

10

60

25+10+60=95

Run STD fomula on last column

Speed x time = distance
Speed x 11/6=95
Speed =956/11=51.81kmph
Final answer: Jethalals average speed is 51.81kmph

Alligiation for three phase?

We can also run alligiation method on three phase journey too but itll be too lengthy
calculation- anyways here is the direction:
First run alligiation on phase 1 and 2. You get an avg speed(a)
Now run alligiation on avg speed(a) and Phase 3 and you get final average speed.

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