GrassRoot Education 1

Practice Ex V

Time, Speed & Distance

Distance=Speed*time

Average Speed=Total Distance/Total time

Relative Speed,S : Two bodies moving at the speed of S1 and S2 respectively,

In same direction: S= S1-S2;
Opposite Direction: S=S1+S2

Problem Solving

1.To qualify for a race, you need to average 30 mph driving two laps around a 1-mile long track. You
have some sort of engine difficulty the first lap so that you only average 60 mph during that lap; how
fast do you have to drive the second lap to average 60 for both of them?
a.10 b.20 c.0 d.Cannot be determined e.None of these

2.An executive drove from home at an average speed of 30 mph to an airport where a helicopter was
waiting. The executive boarded the helicopter and flew to the corporate offices at an average speed of
60 mph. The entire distance was 150 miles; the entire trip took three hours. Find the distance from the
airport to the corporate offices.
a.100miles b.150miles c.90miles d.60miles e.120miles

3.A passenger train leaves the train depot 2 hours after a freight train left the same depot. The freight
train is traveling 20 mph slower than the passenger train. Find the speed of the passenger train, if it
overtakes the freight train in three hours.
a.10mph b.15mph c.50mph d.30mph e.25mph

4.Two cyclists start at the same time from opposite ends of a course that is 45 miles long. One cyclist is
riding at 14 mph and the second cyclist is riding at 16 mph. How long after they begin will they meet?
a.1hr b.2hr c.2.5hr d.1.5hr e.3hr

5. Bob drives at an average rate of 50 mph from Berkeley to Los Angeles, a distance of 350 miles. How
long does it take him to complete the trip?
a.4 hrs b.5 hrs c.7 hrs d.10 hrs e.12 hrs

6.If a person walks at 4 mph, he covers a certain distance. If he walks at 9 mph, he covers 7.5 miles
more. How much distance did he actually cover?
a.4miles b.4.5miles c.3miles d.6miles e.8miles

7.A train is going at 1/3 of its usual speed and it takes an extra 30 minutes to reach its destination. Find
its usual time to cover the same distance.
a.10min b.5min c.20min d.15min e.12min
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8.X and Y are two stations which are 320 miles apart. A train starts at a certain time from X and travels
towards Y at 70 mph. After 2 hours, another train starts from Y and travels towards X at 20 mph. At what
time do they meet?
a.3hrs b.2hrs c.2.5hrs d.3.5hrs e.4hrs

9.A boy travelled by train which moved at the speed of 30 mph. He then boarded a bus which moved at
the speed of 40 mph and reached his destination. The entire distance covered was 100 miles and the
entire duration of the journey was 3 hours. Find the distance he travelled by bus.
a.40miles b.50miles c.45miles d.30miles e.60miles

10.A car drives 300 miles at 30 mph, and then 300 miles at 60 miles per hour. What is the cars average
speed, in mph?
a.36 b. 40 c.42 d.45 e.57

11.For the first 150 miles of a trip, a car drives at v mph. For the next 200 miles, the car drives at (v + 25)
mph. The average speed of the whole trip is 35 mph. Find the value of v.
a.20 b.25 c.30 d.35 e.40

12. Charlie takes 2.5 hours to fly from Los Angeles to Mexico City, a distance of 1200 miles. What is the
average speed of his plane in miles per hour?
a. 200 mph b. 240 mph c. 410 mph d. 480 mph e. 533 mph

13. Ritu goes to college by bus at 16 km/hr speed. She returns at 9 km/hr by a bicycle. Which of the
following is true? Indicate all such choices.
A. Her average speed for the journey cannot be determined
B. Her average speed for the journey is (16+9)/2 km/hr
C. Her average speed would remain the same if she went to college by a bicycle and returned by a bus at
the same speeds respectively.
D. Her average speed does not depend on the distance travelled
E. Her average speed is 11.52 km/hr

14.A and B leave from X and Y at 9am and 10am at a speed of 20mph and 40mph respectively. X & Y are
250m apart. At what time will they be 50m apart from each other
a.2pm b.12pm c.1pm d.1.30pm e.12.30pm

15.A starts rowing his boat downstream and comes back covering 24miles in 10hrs. What is the speed of
still water, if the speed of the boat is
a.5mph b.1mph c.2mph d.4mph e.3mph

Answers:
1.b 2.e 3.c 4.d 5.c 6.d 7.d 8.e 9.a 10.b 11.b 12.d 13.e 14.c 15.b
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Practice Ex V

Time & Work:

ManDay Concept: Number of manhours put per piece of work is constant
M1D1H1/W1=M2D2H2/W2

If A takes 5days to do a piece of work, then in one day he will do 1/5 of the work.
Assumption 1: equal amount of work done everyday
Assumption 2: Unit amount of work is done

Problem Solving:
1.Running at the same rate, 8 identical machines can produce 560 paperclips a minute. At this rate, how
many paperclips could 20 machines produce in 6 minutes?
a.1344 b.3360 c.8400 d.50400 e.67200

2.Jane can make a handcrafted drum in 4 weeks. Zane can make a similar handcrafted drum in 6 weeks.
If they both work together, how many weeks will it take for them to produce 15 handcrafted drums?
a.30 b.36 c.70 d.80 e.150

3.Machines P and Q are two different machines that cover jars in a factory. When Machine P works
alone, it covers 1500 jars in m hours. When Machines P and Q work simultaneously at their respective
rates, they cover 1500 jars in n hours. In terms of m and n, how many hours does it take Machine Q,
working alone at its constant rate, to cover 1500 jars?
a.m/(m + n) b.n/(m + n) c.mn/(m + n) d.mn/(m n) e.mn/(n m)

4.When Mary paints a house, it takes her 4 hours. When Lisa joins Mary, and they work together, it
takes them only 3 hours to paint a house of the same size. How long would it take for Lisa to paint a
house of the same size by herself?
a.5 hr b.6 hr c.7 hr d.12 hr e.20 hr

5.Machines A and B always operate independently at their respective constant rates. When working
alone, machine A can fill a production lot in 5 hours, and machine B can fill the same lot in x hours.
When the two machines operate simultaneously to fill the production lot, it takes them 2 hours to
complete the job. What is the value of x?
a.3 b.4 c.2 d.3.33 e.4.5

6.Machine A and Machine B can produce 1 widget in 3 hours working together at their respective
constant rates. If Machine As speed were doubled, the two machines could produce 1 widget in 2 hours
working together at their respective rates. How many hours does it currently take Machine A to produce
1 widget on its own?
a.1/2 b.2 c.3 d.5 e.6
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7. Pump A empties the tank in A hrs. Pump B empties the same tank in B hrs. Pump A is opened for a
minute, and is then joined by Pump B. Beginning from the time Pump A starts the work, how much total
time does it take to empty the tank?

8.Working together, Jose and Jane can complete an assigned task in 20 days. However, if Jose worked
alone and completed half the work and then Jane takes over and completes the second half, the task
will be completed in 45 days. How long will Jose take to complete the task if he worked alone? Assume
that Jane is more efficient than Jose.
a.25 days b.30 days c.60 days d.65 days e.36 days

9.A can complete a project in 20 days and B can complete the same project in 30 days. If A and B start
working on the project together and A quits 10 days before the project is completed, in how many days
will the project be completed?
a.18 days b.27 days c.26.67 days d.16 days e.12 days

10.Ram, who is half as efficient as Krish, will take 24 days to complete a task if he worked alone. If Ram
and Krish worked together, how long will they take to complete the task?
a.16 days b.12 days c.8 days d.6 days e.18 days

11.Pumps A, B, and C operate at their respective constant rates. Pumps A and B, operating
simultaneously, can fill a certain tank in 6/5 hours; pumps A and C, operating simultaneously, can fill the
tank in 3/2 hours; and pumps B and C, operating simultaneously, can fill the tank in 2 hours. How many
hours does it take pumps A, B, and C, operating simultaneously, to fill the tank?
a.1/3 b. c.2/3 d.5/6 e.1

12.A takes 15 days to complete a piece of work, B takes 20 days to complete the same piece of work. If
they work together for 4 days, what fraction of work is left?

13.Katie and Tony have a business making custom desks. Katie can make one desk in 4 days. Tony can
make the same desk in 6 days. If the both work together and independently, how long will it take them
to make 15 desks?
a.25 days b.30 days c.36 days d.48 days e.70 days

14. A & B can complete a piece of work in 6days. B& C complete the same work in 12days. A& C
complete the same piece of work in 4 days. How many days will they take to complete the same piece of
work if they all work together?
a.2 b.3 c.4 d.5 e.6

15.A pipe takes 12 hours to empty a tank. There are two inlets which take 4hrs and 6hrs respectively to
fill the tank. An empty tank is allowed to fill keeping all the pipes open. How much time will it take to
make the tank half full.
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Practice Ex V

a.3hrs b.2hrs c.6hrs d.1.5hrs e.1hr

Answers
1.c 2.b 3.d 4.d 5.d 6.e 7.A(B+1)/AB 8.c 9.a 10.c 11.e 12.8/15 13.c 14.c 15.d